Next Concrete Innovations Session Centers on Measuring Performance

The next Concrete Innovations session, titled Measuring Performance, will be held online Wednesday, August 21, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eastern time. This session will explore how the concrete industry is measuring its progress to carbon neutrality while maintaining high in-place performance and constructability. The first presentation discusses low carbon solutions implemented at the San Francisco International Airport. The second addresses how admixtures can provide solutions for pumping, placing, consolidation and finishing challenges with innovative materials. The third will present a responsible sourcing certification that provides assurance that concrete production meets stringent environmental, social, management and economic sustainability criteria. The final presentation will discuss the concrete industry’s journey toward carbon neutrality and future plans to accelerate the drive to carbon neutrality.

Topics include:

• Pushing the Boundaries on Low Carbon Concrete at SFO - Frances Yang, structures and sustainability specialist, Arup
• Delivering Superior Concrete Handling: The Innovative Admixture Contractors Want - Serpil Boy Aral, product marketing manager, Master Builders Solutions
• Low-Carbon Construction with CSC Certified Concrete - Christian Artelt, Heidelberg Materials and Michael Scharpf, Holcim
• The Concrete Industry Progress Towards Carbon Neutrality - Lionel Lemay (seen here), executive vice president, structures and sustainability, NRMCA 

Click here to register and visit www.concreteinnovations.com for session details. For more information, contact Lionel Lemay at llemay@nrmca.org or 847-922-7995.