Year: 2022
Concrete – a game changer in climate technology
Tough stuff – that suits her. Karen Scrivener is a renowned expert on the world’s most widely used building materials: concrete and cement. But cement as a binding agent has fallen into disrepute as a “climate killer”. The professor disagrees. The head of the Laboratory for Building Materials at EPFL’s School of Engineering in Lausanne (…)
Post-doc position in Concrete research
We are seeking to recruit a specialist in the field of cement research, with previous experience in the areas of calcined clay and the use of recycled materials. Candidates should have experience with the advanced characterizations techniques used in synchrotron facilities. The level of entry is a PhD in Materials Science with a strong cement (…)
BBC speak to Karen Scrivener about green concrete
The BBC produced an article “Building’s hard problem – making concrete green”. Among other questions, the author asked “So how can you [produce concrete] without releasing so much CO2?”, and spoke to Prof. Scrivener in search of an answer. Read the full article: Building’s hard problem – making concrete green