Program

The International Concrete Sustainability Conference provides learning and networking opportunities on the latest advances, technical knowledge, continuing research, tools and solutions for sustainable concrete manufacturing, design and construction. The conference will take place at the Dubai World Trade Center, at the Middle East Concrete Exhibition during The Big 5 Show.

November 26 - 27, 2013

Dubai World Trade Center, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Tentative Program

Click here to download the tentative program.

Day 1 (26 November, 2013)

07:30 - 09:15

Registration

09:15 - 09:30

Welcoming Remark

Lionel Lemay, NRMCA

09:30 - 10:30

Session 1

New Radical Materials and Resources Reporting Criteria in LEED v4, Lionel Lemay, NRMCA - USA

Carbonation Curing of Sustainable Green Concrete Blocks with Portland Limestone Cement, Hilal El-Hassan, American University in Dubai - UAE

10:30 - 11:00

Break

11:00 - 12:30

Session 2

Specifying Durability Requirements for Concrete - Is there a Better Way?, Colin Lobo, NRMCA - USA

An Innovative Experimental Method to Determine Water Penetration Depth in Concrete, Mohammad Khdaparast, SGC Engineering Company- Iran

Certification of Ready Mixed Concrete Production and Transport Facilities, Dubai Central Laboratory, Dubai Municipality - UAE

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch and CCPf Graduation Ceremony

14:00 - 15:00

Session 3

Optimized Concrete Dispatch Control for a More Rational Use of Resources, Marco Severini, Elettrondata - Italy

New Sustainable Technology to Recover Returned Concrete, Giorgio Ferrari, Mapei - Italy

15:00 - 15:30

Break

15:30 - 16:30

Session 4

Characterization of High Percentages of Fly Ash with Sodium Sulfate as Activiator for Ultra Optimum Green Concretes, Diego Valendia, Concretos Argos - Columbia

Volarization of Industrial Wastes for Building Applications with the Added Benefit of Carbon Sequestration, Zaid Ghouleh, McGill University - Canada

Day 2 (November 27, 2013)

09:00 - 12:00

Site Live Demonstration

Recovering Returned Concrete, Mapei - Italy

Concrete Waterproofing, Kryton - Canada

For more information contact Rabih Fakih of Grey Matters at rabih.fakih@greymatters.ws.