remy wines

The catalyst project for SOLID CARBON and the Drabkin-Mead Formulation, Remy Wines needed to convert an old tractor barn with dirt floors into a winery production space for crafting their Italian varietals. Knowing the massive impact conventional concrete weighs on our environment, Remy Drabkin sought out SOLID CARBON co-founder John Mead to create a more sustainable solution.

On June 1, 2022, Solid Carbon poured a 5,000 square-foot carbon-negative concrete slab sequestering the equivalent of over 5.1 tons of CO₂ in the floor of Remy Wines.

Wilsonville Concrete Products used iron slag to replace half of the binder in the concrete and used limestone cement from LaFarge that replaced unbaked limestone in place of some of the cement by 25 percent. By adding the biochar, it completely offset and brought this slab’s carbon footprint to negative levels. Watch the video below to learn more.