Upcoming Concrete Innovations Session Focuses on Climate Resilience
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Session 6 of Concrete Innovations, titled Climate Resilience, is scheduled for Wednesday, September 16, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eastern time. Learn how resilient construction and innovative technologies including carbon capture can reduce carbon footprint of construction. Presentations include:
- The Economic and Environmental Value of Stronger, More Resilient Construction - Randy Kirchain, PhD, director, MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub
- Comparative Resilience Benefits of Concrete Construction - Evan Reis, executive director, US Resiliency Council
- Working Towards Carbon Neutral Cement with Carbon Capture - Ignacio Cariaga, commercial sustainability director, Lehigh Hanson
- Zero-carbon Concrete Beyond the use of SCMs: Innovative Ways to Reduce Embodied Carbon in Concrete - Cecile Roman, innovation and sustainability manager, Holcim
Click here to register for this session.
Concrete Innovations learning sessions are designed to bring practitioners, researchers and policy makers together to exchange the latest innovations for sustainable concrete design, construction and manufacturing. Register for free at www.concreteinnovations.com.
For more information, contact Lionel Lemay at llemay@nrmca.org.
