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
Read MoreConcrete – a game changer in climate technology
Tough stuff – that suits her. Karen Scrivener is a renowned expert on the world’s most widely used building materials: concrete and cement. But cement as a binding agent has fallen into disrepute as a “climate killer”. The professor disagrees. The head of the Laboratory for Building Materials at EPFL’s […]
Read MoreWarum grauer Beton so schillernd ist
Karen Scrivener, Leiterin des Labors für Baumaterialien an der EPFL in Lausanne, forscht über Baustoffe, die unser Leben prägen und es bald nachhaltig verbessern sollen – was noch nicht der Fall ist. Ursprünglich veröffentlicht in der NZZ Knallharte Materie – das liegt ihr. Karen Scrivener ist eine renommierte Exper tin […]
Read MoreMesa redonda: Las universidades cubanas mirando hacia el futuro
“Este material, igual de efectivo en comparación con otro tipo de cementos, está listo para salir a la práctica, cubrir las necesidades y aumentar su disponibilidad a nivel local” Lea mas y mire el video
Read MoreLow-Carbon Cement Gains Ground in Non-US Markets
A new type of lowcarbon cement that is based on a blend of limestone and calcined clay is gaining acceptance in developing countries and is expected to be commercially produced next year in South America Read more on ENR. Click here
Read MoreCuba produce an ecologic cement which is cheaper and more resistant
Según datos internacionales, la fabricación mundial de cemento supera las cuatro mil 400 millones de toneladas y es responsable de entre el cinco y ocho por ciento de las emisiones de carbono a la atmósfera, una realidad que pudiera cambiar con la introducción del LC3. Para leer más, haga click […]
Read MoreInterview with Wilfredo Prieto – a Cuban artist using LC3 in his projects
“Gracias al mundo científico se utilizará para su construcción el cemento LC3, un producto de muy bajo costo” Wilfredo Prieto, uno de los más importantes creadores contemporáneos cubanos, representado por galerías del Primer Mundo, comparte con JR sobre su quehacer Lea mas aqui
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