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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 […]
Read MoreThe 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 […]
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 MoreDoctoral 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 […]
Read MoreRegistrations open for Doctoral School 2023
Registerations are now closed for the 2023 edition of the Doctoral School: Doctoral School 2023
Read MoreCalcined Clays for Sutainable Concrete 2022
EPFL is hosting the International Conference: “Calcined Clays for Sutainable Concrete 2022” from 05 to 07 July 2022 at the Swisstech, Lausanne. After our last large international conference in Delhi in 2019, we are now very excited to invite you to our conference in Switzerland. Early bird registration is still […]
Read MoreDiscussion about concrete at ETHZ
Group discussion hosted by Prof. Annette Gigon (ETHZ), with Prof. Guillaume Habert (ETHZ), Lisa Braune (Neustark SA), Patric Van der Haegen (ETHZ) and Prof. Karen Scrivener (EPFL)
Read MoreLC3-production in Colombia
Cementos Argos started the production and distribution of “Cemento Verde” which is a LC3-composition. Their product reduces up to 38% of CO2-emissions as compared to OPC. The realisation of this project was conducted in collaboration with the LC3-project – Low Carbon Cement and Ecosur. Congratulations to achieving this milestone!
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