MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub Updates Research, NRMCA Provides Technical Help

The MIT Concrete Sustain Hub held a one-day workshop on February 23 to present progress on the Phase II work related to concrete science and life cycle assessment. Dr. Franz Ulm provided an overview of research progress on life cycle assessment of concrete pavements and buildings and introduced graduate researchers who presented brief updates on topics including:

Dr. Roland Pellenq detailed progress on the concrete science research and introduced graduate researchers who presented brief updates on topics including:

NRMCA’s Lionel Lemay, Brian Killingsworth, Tien Peng and Colin Lobo are providing technical support and guidance for the MIT research and continue to provide a critical role in outreach and technology transfer. NRMCA has several upcoming events during which MIT research results will be presented or discussed as part of the program:

Additional resources, including 1-page summaries of the MIT research and downloadable PowerPoint presentations, are available from NRMCA at www.nrmca.org/sustainability. The MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub is funded by the RMC Research & Education Foundation and the Portland Cement Association. For more information, contact Lionel Lemay at LLemay@nrmca.org or 847-918-7101.

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