LC3 News

US government announces $6 billion initiative

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 […]

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Karen 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 […]

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Myths of low carbon concrete

RILEM Association’s ROC&TOC webinar “Myths of low carbon concrete”. Continuing her series of lectures on common myths, Prof. Scrivener looks at some of the claims for low carbon materials and exposes some common myths. She also talks about frameworks to assess claims for new materials concentrating on scalability and cost. […]

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LC3 Wins Award at COP28

Karen Scrivener and the LC3 Project housed at EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne) were recognised as an Energy Transition Changemaker, winning an award! During the Changemakers Heavy Emitting Sectors session at COP28 in UAE, Karen Scrivener shared essential information about the LC3 Project: its purpose is to accompany producers, […]

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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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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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