Next Concrete Innovations Session Focuses on Decarbonization Strategies

The next Concrete Innovations Session, Decarbonization Strategies, is scheduled for Wednesday, June 19, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eastern time. This session will present three unique decarbonization strategies for concrete. The first will focus on reducing the reliance on conventional reinforcing by introducing fiber reinforcing materials at the microscale, allowing the integration of tensile properties in structural design to improve durability and efficiency. The second will feature a new generation of cement and concrete strength enhancers that improve the viability and performance of blended cements. The third will focus on biochar, a carbon negative material that sequesters more than twice its weight in carbon dioxide, helping reduce the embodied carbon footprint of concrete.

Topics and speakers include:

• Improving the Efficiency of Concrete Structural Design through Alternative Reinforcement: A Serviceability Based Design Approach - Barzin Mobasher, PhD. PE. FACI, FRILEM, professor, School of Sustainable Engineering and Built Environment, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
• Innovations in Low-carbon Cement Additives and Concrete Admixtures - Mike Stanzel, technical sales representative, cement additives - North America, CHRYSO & GCP and Terry Harris, senior director technical services & Ductilcrete Slab Systems, CHRYSO & GCP
• Biochar-Cement Concrete: The Path to Carbon Neutrality and Strength Parity - Lori Tunstall, assistant professor, Colorado School of Mines

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

National Ready Mixed Concrete Association