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) |
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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) |
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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.