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Current and future trends in the concrete sector

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ECSN is a network of European concrete societies comprising of 18 members. In this webinar, we have brought together experts from within ECSN circles to present current and future trends in the concrete sector.

AI, innovative material development, digitization, 3D printing, circularity and sustainability. Join us in this 4th ECSN webinar and learn what hot topics the concrete sector is currently working on across the European countries. Join ECSN on the journey to the future!

ECSN is a network of European concrete societies comprising of 18 members. In this webinar, we have brought together experts from within ECSN circles to present current and future trends in the concrete sector. This is the fourth webinar that ECSN has organized. Previous webinars:

Concrete and sustainability – an update on ongoing efforts in Europe, 25 November 2021

Binders and concrete for the next decade, 29 March 2023

Concrete and sustainability – an update on ongoing efforts in Europe – Part 2, 28 February 2024

Welcome!

The webinar is free, but registration is needed for participation. Examples of all these efforts will be presented and discussed in this webinar.

Program

Moderators: Cecilie Hagby – Managing Director of Norwegian Concrete Association and Børge Johannes Wigum – Senior Project Manager, Heidelberg Materials Northern Europe.

  • 10:00 Introduction: European Concrete Societies Network
    Cecilie Hagby, ECSN Chair
  • 10:10 Bridges model-based projects – Examples in Norway
    Tiago Vieira, Armando Rito (Portugal)
  • 10:30 Race to Zero: How sustainability, the circular economy and high-tech are paving the rocky road
    Sebastian Spaun, Managing Director of the Austrian Cement Association (Austria)
  • 10:50 A few thoughts on sustainable design of reinforced concrete beams
    Jens Peder Ulfkjær, Associate Professor at Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering – Structural Engineering, Aarhus University (Denmark)
  • 11:10 Muon tomography as a potential quality control method of concrete products
    Sander Sein, Senior Product Manager, GScan (Estonia)
  • 11:30 Break
  • 12:10 Decarbonisation of precast concrete with CO2
    Tapio Vehmas, CEO, Carbonaide (Finland)
  • 12:30 Durability of concrete: A basic and necessary condition for sustainable constructions
    Kosmas K. Sideris, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace (Greece)
  • 12:50 CCS at the Brevik cement plant – a solution for zero carbon concrete
    NN – Heidelberg Materials Cement Norway (Norway)
  • 13:10 Decarbonisation roadmap for the Broceni cement plant in Latvia
    Reinhold Schneider, CEO of SCHWENK Northern Europe & Krists Mertens, Director of Decarbonisation and Energy Projects at SCHWENK Latvia (Latvia)
  • 13:30 Break
  • 13:40 3D printed concrete – Problems, solutions and future
    Johan Silfwerbrand, Professor, KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden)
  • 14:00 3DCP Housing
    Jandré Oosthuizen, Director of Operations, Harcourt Technologies (Ireland)
  • 14:20 AI based surrogate models for digital twins for structural health monitoring
    Jan Červenka, Director of Červenka Consulting (Czech Republic)
  • 14:40 RILEM Technical Committee, TC 315-DCS: Data-driven concrete science
    Chair: Prof. Sandra Barbosa Nunes
    Deputy Chair: Prof. Moncef Nehdi
  • 15:00 Break
  • 15:10 RILEM Technical Committee, TC CUC: Carbon dioxide uptake by concrete during and after service life
    Chair: Dr.-Ing. Gregor Gluth
    Deputy Chair: Prof. Susan Bernal Lopez
  • 15:30 Summary and general discussions
  • 15:45 Closing
  • 16:30 Closing

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