A green cement for Sustainable Development Singapore is constantly upgrading to become a greener city. Its construction sector, though extremely active, faces many challenges. Construction materials account for 7 million tons of CO2-emissions per year, out of 52 million tons for the whole country. The generated earth-based wastes such as […]
Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC3) information day in Thailand To communicate the technical, environmental and financial advantages of an innovative ternary cement made with a combination of Portland cement, calcined clays and limestone (LC3). To present the progress of the implementation of technologies for the manufacture of LC3-cement. Registration is […]
Workshop on Limestone Calcined Clay Cements Leading experts in the field will discuss the latest scientific and technological progress on limestone calcined clay cements (LC3). The workshop will address topics such as clay calcination technology, cement hydration, rheology, durability and sustainability of LC3 systems. This workshop will enable an exchange […]
A greener cement for sustainable housing and infrastructure Many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have very high growth rates in population and urbanization. As a consequence, the demand for construction materials is increasing rapidly. LC3 is an answer to these challenges. Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC3) is a breakthrough technology to […]
Global ABC event LC3: a revolutionary low CO2 building material Concrete is vital for building the green cities of the future and the infrastructure needed in the Global South. The development of limestone calcined clay cement (LC3) represents a saving of around 40% in CO2 emissions compared to traditional Portland […]
The yearly LC3-Doctoral School on LC3 will take place for the 9th time in Lausanne from the 6th to the 9th February 2023, Lausanne. Registrations are now closed. Please contact lc3@epfl.ch for further inquiries The Doctoral School gives an overview of the most recent advances on hydration of cementitious materials […]