ECSN Webinar: Durability & Sustainability: Europe’s Next Steps Forward
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Welcome to the 5th ECSN Webinar: Durability & Sustainability: Europe’s Next Steps Forward - Live from Oslo
This webinar is organized by the European Concrete Societies Network (ECSN). Live from Oslo – broadcast directly from the Tekna Studio
Join us for a dynamic full-day webinar exploring how Europe is strengthening the future of its built environment while accelerating the transition to low-carbon materials. Featuring experts, real-world cases, and industry insights, this event is designed for anyone working with concrete, construction, infrastructure, or sustainability.
Part 1 — Durability of Concrete Structures
Europe’s infrastructure is aging—and the need to preserve, strengthen, and repair existing concrete structures is important. In this session, leading experts will share the latest research, challenges, and practical approaches to extending service life and improving resilience.
Part 2 — Scaling Up Industrial Decarbonization
Cement and concrete producers across Europe are adopting next-generation materials, technologies, and processes to cut emissions. This session brings together the whole concrete sector to discuss what’s working, what’s next, and how the sector is progressing toward carbon neutrality.
Moderators
Cecilie Hagby – Chair of ECSN & Managing Director of the Norwegian Concrete Association and Børge Johannes Wigum – Former Chair of Icelandic Concrete Association.
Program
- 10.00-10.10 Opening: Welcome, practical information and presentation about ECSN
Cecilie Hagby, ECSN Chair, Norwegian Concrete Association, Norway - Part 1 — Durability of Concrete Structures
- 10.10-10.30 Restraint-induced Cracking in Service Life Design: Limitations of Current Models and Emerging Research Directions
Prof. Agnieszka Jedrzejewska, Silesian University of Technology, Poland - 10.30-10.50 Technical Condition of Existing Precast Concrete Sandwich Panels
Kristo Paalandi, Tallinn University of Technology, Building structures research group, Estonia - 10.50-11.10 Structural Assessment and Rehabilitation of Concrete Bridges in Greece
Dr Panagiotis Panetsos, Head of Structures Inspection & Maintenance in Egnatia Motorway S.A., Greece - 11.10-11.30 On-site Corrosion Condition Assessment, Monitoring and Prediction
Carmen Andrade, Chair of RILEM TC-314-OCM, RILEM - 11.30-12.00 Break
- 12.00-12.20 Is there a contradiction between Durability and Sustainability?
Christian Munch-Petersen, Project manager, emcon, Denmark - 12.20-12.40 To be announced
- 12-40-13.00 Discussion and break
- Part 2 — Scaling Up Industrial Decarbonization
- 13.00-13.20 Next Generation Concrete: the CCUS Precast Plant
Ms Niina Haapasalo Chief Technology Officer, Finland - 13.20-13.40 Industrial Scale Ups of Decarbonization Strategies
John Reddy, Ecocem, Irland - 13.40-14.00 X-clinker: An Innovative Eco-efficient Solution for Cement Production
Rogério Colaço, Professor, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Portugal - 14.00-14.20 CCS at the Heidelberg Materials -Brevik Cement Plant and Further Plans
Cecilie Nødtvedt, Sustainability Manager Heidelberg Materials, Norway - 14.20-14.30 Break
- 14.30-14.50 Systematic Research, Controlled Molecular Structure to master Dissolution Mechanisms: Reactivity, Binders, Concrete and the Path to Market Introduction
Åke Roos, Boliden, Sweden - 14.50-15.10 Decarbonization Strategies of Pre-cast Concrete Products from Latvia
Dr. Arturs Lukasenoks of company MB Betons, Latvia - 15.10-15.30 fib COM on sustainability (To be announced)
- 15.30-15.50 RILEM: Test Methods to Evaluate Durability of Blended Cement Pastes Against Deleterious Ions
Prannoy Suraneni, PhD, Associate Professor, Civil & Architectural Engineering, University of Miami, RILEM TC-298-EBD, RILEM - 15.50-16.00 Closure
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Arrangør: Dansk Betonforening - IDA, Ingeniørforeningen i samarbejde med ECSN European Concrete Societies Network.