Grant Quasha of Eco Material Technologies on Green Cement and The Business of Building

Grant Quasha sees a massive market for green cement. The Eco Material Technologies CEO shares how he’s building a business around sustainable concrete, and disrupting billion dollar industries while doing it.
Grant Quasha of Eco Material Technologies on Green Cement and The Business of Building, Consensus in Conversation Season 3, Episode 2
Grant Quasha is betting big on green cement. "People don't realize how big the cement and concrete businesses are. [...] It's the number one commodity in the world other than water."
The chairman and CEO of Eco Material Technologies views the $350+ billion cement industry as a giant potential market for sustainable construction. After years of investment banking in commodities and materials, Grant moved from investing in other businesses to building his own, with major impact.
Listen as Grant Quasha shares loads of insight from selling sustainability plans to envisioning the massive role the materials sector could play in building a decarbonized future.
Episode timestamps:
00:00 - 00:56 Grant Quasha on the two found potential of sustainable concrete
00:57 - 02:39 Conor Gaughan introduces Grant Quasha of Eco Material Technologies
02:40 - 06:18 Early career, materials and commodities, and the learning curve
06:19 - 13:30 Business school, international shipping, and building businesses
13:31 - 19:14 Green cement in Texas and concrete vs cement
19:15 - 26:16 What Eco Material Technologies does and how it creates an impact
26:17 - 33:14 Capturing lightning in a bottle, potential growth, and pitching investors
33:15 - 39:33 Capital markets and aligning doing good with doing well
39:34 - 44:46 Public policy, climate legislation, and institutional support
44:47 - 49:10 Upcoming innovations, leaving a legacy, and setting priorities
49:11 - 50:57 How to learn more and closing credits
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Consensus in Conversation is hosted and executive produced by Conor Gaughan. This episode was produced by Will Gatchel and Geoff Rock, with editing from Reasonable Volume.
Special thanks to the Consensus team, including Creative Director, Kate Tucker, Greg Herrigel on research, and Patrick Gallagher on strategy.
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