Articles by John Maxwell

Global Conference on Green Construction Materials & Practices in Pakistan

The Global Conference on Green Construction 2025 (GCGC-2025) convened in Karachi on February 5th-6th, 2025, aiming to exchange ideas and experiences of the participants including academia and the cement & concrete industry enhancing the sustainability of the construction sector by fostering collaborative scientific discussions and promoting eco-friendly materials in alignment […]

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COP29 Azerbaijan – Karen Scrivener receives award

While attending COP29 Prof. Karen Scrivener, Head of the Laboratory of Construction Materials at EPFL, was awarded NIM – The Net-Zero Industries Mission’s Female Innovator Global Winner Prize. Karen and Anne DeKeukelaere (pictured below) have been reminding decision-makers at COP29 that solutions already exist, from materials innovation to collaborative frameworks, […]

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New video : Low Carbon Cement for a Greener Future

Our latest video on LC3 is now live. Check it out and see how LC3 is paving the way for a greener future! This video showcases some of the key insights from our recent report, “Low Carbon Cement: Harmonizing Environmental Goals and Housing Needs.” You can dive deeper into the […]

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Engineering a more sustainable skyscraper

Construction is underway on the 85-meter Tilia Tower near Lausanne: the first large-scale building in Switzerland to be built with a low-carbon cement developed in EPFL’s Lab of Construction Materials. Construction consortium Induni-Maulini broke ground on the Tilia Tower this spring, and the project is expected to finish in 2026. […]

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