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Articles by: John Maxwell
The future of construction with more sustainable cement
A new material developed at EPFL could change how we make cement forever — and cut 500 million tons of emissions by 2030. Under the stewardship of Karen Scrivener, head of EPFL’s Laboratory of Construction Materials at the School of Engineering, a team of researchers has been wrestling with the […]
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Cement Chemistry and Thermodynamics
Laboratory of Construction Materials
Does concrete have a future in a sustainable world?
Munich, Germany – 21st April 2023 At the Symposium on Sustainable Construction at BAU2023, the world’s leading trade fair for architecture, materials and systems, sustainable construction experts discussed the compatibility of concrete in a sustainable world. We can reach climate goals if we work together. Substantial reductions in CO2 emissions […]
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The confused world of low-carbon concrete
The ambition towards implementation of ‘low-carbon’ concrete in the industry is evident nowadays. Nevertheless, there is certain ambiguity observed in the approach of manufacturers, specifiers and wider industry regarding the adoption of sustainable concrete. Fragkoulis Kanavaris of Arup and Karen Scrivener of EPFL identify part of the ambiguity that can […]
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A global durability centre in Fribourg
Originally published in French, in PME magazine Karen Scrivener is a world leader in her field. Director of the Laboratory of the EPFL’s Construction Materials Laboratory, she invented the celebrated LC3 cement in 2008. LC3 cement, which reduces CO emissions by 40% compared to conventional cement. How does it work? […]
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Karen Scrivener speaks on Swiss TV and radio about the future of cement and concrete
Prof. Scrivener appeared on RTS La Première, as a guest on the show La Forum. You can watch the broadcast by clicking here: RTS – Le Forum
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Doctoral position at LMC
Nowadays, Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) production is responsible for 5 – 10% of man-made CO2 footprint and this value is expected to keep increasing if solutions are not quickly adopted. One of the most effective strategies to reduce the environmental impact of concrete is to replace OPC with Supplementary Cementitious […]
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COP27 – LC3 to be showcased in Sharm El-Sheikh
The event “LC3: a revolutionary low CO2 building material” will take place at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Egypt on the 8th November. The Swiss State Secretary for International Finance, a representative of the Indian government and Prof. Karen Scrivener will all be presenting. Find out more […]
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