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The future of construction with more sustainable cement

A new material developed at EPFL could change how we make cement forever — and cut 500 million tons of emissions by 2030. Under the stewardship of Karen Scrivener, head of EPFL’s Laboratory of Construction Materials at the School of Engineering, a team of researchers has been wrestling with the environmental implications of concrete, a (…)

Symposium – 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 (up to 80%) is (…)

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 adversely impact the actual implementation (…)

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 (…)

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

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Cop 26 and LC3 on SRF (Swiss News)

Franco Zunino to give webinar on LC3 at Rilem

Dr. Franco Zunino, winner of the 2020 Nanocem PhD Prize, will give a webinar organised by Rilem (International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures) on Thursday, December 2nd, 2021. The technological breakthrough of Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC3): how much further can (must) we go in the sustainable concrete endeavour? (…)

Swiss TV looks at concrete technology

Prof. Karen Scrivener was consulted by Télé Vaud-Fribourg for their current affairs program, Radar Vaudois. English subtitles available, please click on CC

The BBC consults Karen Scrivener on cement and the climate question

Karen Scrivener was interviewed by the BBC for their podcast The Climate Question for an episode entitled: “Must our future be cast in concrete?“. Jump to Karen’s first answer: here.