Cuba produce an ecologic cement which is cheaper and more resistant By Junmei / 2 April 2018 Interview with Wilfredo Prieto – a Cuban artist using LC3 in his projects By Junmei / 25 March 2018 SRF: Reducing CO2-emissions in the building material sector By Junmei / 14 February 2018 […]
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Registration is open for Doctoral School 2024!
You can now register for the LC3 Doctoral School 2024. More information here.
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The yearly LC3-Doctoral School on LC3 will take place for the 10th time in Lausanne from the 5th to the 9th February 2024, 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 […]
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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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A 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? […]
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