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The sixth annual Concrete Sustainability Conference will provide learning and networking opportunities on the latest advances, technical knowledge, continuing research, tools and solutions for sustainable concrete manufacturing and construction.

 

Researchers, academics, students, engineers, architects, contractors, concrete producers, public works officials, material suppliers and concrete industry professionals are invited to attend, submit papers and give presentations. Topics include:

• Low Impact Development – including pervious pavements, water conservation systems and erosion control structures.

• Urban Heat Island Reduction – including light colored pavements, exterior cladding, green roofs and cool communities.

• Carbon Footprint and Embodied Energy– including energy efficient buildings, sustainable infrastructure, cement and concrete manufacturing.

• Sustainable Development Initiatives – including process and product innovations, green building rating systems and life cycle assessment.

• Recycled Materials – including ingredients, fuels and beneficial use of byproducts for cement and concrete production, challenges and opportunities.

• Performance-based Concrete – including extended service life, performance based specifications, durability, synergies and challenges.

• Government Initiatives – including economic stimulus and incentives for sustainable technologies, green building and infrastructure spending, energy legislation and carbon cap and trade programs.

• Private Initiatives – including sustainability initiatives by building owners and developers, opportunities and challenges of green building.

NRMCA, based in Silver Spring, MD, represents the producers of ready mixed concrete and the companies that provide materials, equipment and support to the industry. It conducts education, training, promotion, research, engineering, safety, environmental, technological, lobbying and regulatory programs.

Grey Matters Consultancy, based in the United Arab Emirates, conducts third party assessments, technical control of buildings, inspections, consultancy in risk control, and training. Training division delivers technical programs in addition to general marketing and sales series.

The seventh annual Concrete Sustainability Conference will provide learning and networking opportunities on the latest advances, technical knowledge, continuing research, tools and solutions for sustainable concrete manufacturing and construction.

 

Researchers, academics, students, engineers, architects, contractors, concrete producers, public works officials, material suppliers and concrete industry professionals are invited to attend, submit papers and give presentations. Topics include:

• Low Impact Development – including pervious pavements, water conservation systems and erosion control structures.

• Urban Heat Island Reduction – including light colored pavements, exterior cladding, green roofs and cool communities.

• Carbon Footprint and Embodied Energy– including energy efficient buildings, sustainable infrastructure, cement and concrete manufacturing.

• Sustainable Development Initiatives – including process and product innovations, green building rating systems and life cycle assessment.

• Recycled Materials – including ingredients, fuels and beneficial use of byproducts for cement and concrete production, challenges and opportunities.

• Performance-based Concrete – including extended service life, performance based specifications, durability, synergies and challenges.

• Government Initiatives – including economic stimulus and incentives for sustainable technologies, green building and infrastructure spending, energy legislation and carbon cap and trade programs.

• Private Initiatives – including sustainability initiatives by building owners and developers, opportunities and challenges of green building.

NRMCA, based in Silver Spring, MD, represents the producers of ready mixed concrete and the companies that provide materials, equipment and support to the industry. It conducts education, training, promotion, research, engineering, safety, environmental, technological, lobbying and regulatory programs.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is home of the Concrete Sustainability Hub, established with the goal of accelerating emerging breakthroughs in concrete science and engineering and transferring that science into practice. The mission of MIT is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century — whether the focus is cancer, energy, economics or literature.

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