SESSION 43 - LOW CARBON CONCRETE IMPLEMENTATION LEVERS

 

Climate-Smart Concrete in Practice: Turning Project Experience into Action

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Reducing the carbon footprint of concrete takes more than identifying lower-carbon materials. Whether those options are actually implemented depends on the conditions of a specific project—and on decisions made at the right time, with the right people involved.

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Drawing on 55 interviews across the construction industry, including detailed project-level experiences, this webinar will share key findings on what shapes low-carbon concrete implementation: where opportunities emerge, what can constrain progress, and how project conditions influence the strategies available to teams.

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The research also points to a larger opportunity: structuring these lessons so they are easier for owners and developers, general contractors, structural engineers, and other decision-makers to apply to their own projects. The webinar will demonstrate how these findings are beginning to be translated into a project-specific Low-Carbon Concrete Decision Navigator that uses what is known about a project at a given stage to surface relevant recommendations, constraints, risks, and next steps.

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Presented by: Beth Unger, PhD, Research Scientist - Workforce Development, Advanced Manufacturing and Emerging Technologies, MIT Materials Research Laboratory and MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub

 

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