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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LC3 News
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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Registrations open for Doctoral School 2023
Registerations are now closed for the 2023 edition of the Doctoral School: Doctoral School 2023
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Calcined 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 […]
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Discussion 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)
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LC3-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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100+60 conference at EPFL-LMC
Today, the conference “100th Anniversary of the LMC and Prof. Scrivener 60th birthday” started at EPFL in Switzerland. The conference is centered around the research interests of LC3-Project Director Prof. Karen Scrivener. One of the main topics is LC3. Find more about the program on: https://lmc.epfl.ch/birthdays2018/page-133030-en-html/
Read MoreReminder: registration LC3-Information Day and technical visit
We hope that you have already seen our announcements about the LC3-Information Day on 17 May 2018 in Zurich. This Information Day for Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC3) will be one of the project’s most important events of this year. The presentations will illustrate that LC3 does not only match OPC – […]
Read MoreFirst Prize at Young Researchers’ Forum
LC3-PhD candidate Franco Zunino won a first prize with his presentation on LC3 at the 4th Young Researchers’ Forum of the Department of Architecture and Built Environment at Northumbria University in Newcastle, UK. His presentation focused on reactivity and mixture design.
Read More4th LC3-Doctoral School
Last week, the LC3-Project hosted its 4th DoctoralSchool. The researchers and scientists learned about hydration, pozzolanic reactivity assessment, XRD and microscopy, Mechanical behaviour, mix design and processing. In 2019, the 5th Doctoral School will take place. The details are as follows: 23rd to 26th April 2019 EPFL Lausanne, SWITZERLAND
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