Deadline Nears for Submitting 2013 Sustainability Conference Abstracts

The deadline for submitting abstracts for the 2013 International Concrete Sustainability Conference is Friday, November 30. The 8th annual conference, scheduled for May 6-8 in San Francisco at the Hotel Sofitel San Francisco Bay (Redwood City, CA), will provide learning and networking opportunities on the latest advances, technical knowledge, continuing research, tools and solutions for sustainable concrete manufacturing and construction. Researchers, design professionals and industry professionals are invited to present and attend the conference. Suggested topics include the latest developments related to design, specifying, manufacturing, testing, construction, maintenance and research of concrete as they relate to sustainability, including:

• Life Cycle Assessment

• Low Impact Development

• Green Concrete

• New Concrete Technology

• Sustainability Initiatives

• Functional Resilience