Biden-Harris administration announces $6 billion to transform America’s industrial sector, strengthen domestic manufacturing, and slash planet-warming emissions The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced 33 projects across more than 20 states to decarbonize energy-intensive industries. For #cement and #concrete that’s: Out of the 6 projects, 3 are to develop #LC3 in California, Virginia, Maryland, Georgia and Texas, […]
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Karen Scrivener receives honorary doctorate from TU/e
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) has announced that Karen Scrivener, head of the Laboratory of Construction Materials in the School of Engineering, will receive an honorary doctorate from the Dutch institution for her scientific contributions to the field of building materials. According to a TU/e press release, the institution honors […]
Read MoreKaren Scrivener appointed to United Nations SDG group
Karen Scrivener has been selected by the United Nations Secretary-General for the Group of Ten High-level Representatives of Civil Society, Private Sector and Scientific Community to Promote Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (10-Member Group). The 10-Member Group forms part of the Technology Facilitation Mechanism (TFM), which […]
Read MoreGlobal Cement covers LC3 recognition at COP28
EPFL recognised as Energy Transition Changemaker for LC3 limestone calcined clay cement project.
Read MoreEPFL homepage for LC3
Our article on the future of construction has made the EPFL homepage:
Read MoreA 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? […]
Read MoreKaren 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 MoreGlobal impact of LC3 reported with new project in Ghana
Cement Review reports on a new initiative: FLSmidth has announced that it will be supporting the largest calcined clay installation in the world in Ghana for CBI Ghana at its Accra plant.
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