Title:
ACI Concrete Sustainability Forum VII
Author(s):
Sakai, K., and Buffenbarger, J.K.
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
37
Issue:
3
Appears on pages(s):
55-58
Keywords:
cement, CO2, construction, disaster
DOI:
10.14359/51687730
Date:
3/1/2015
Abstract:
The ACI Concrete Sustainability Forum VII took place in Washington, DC, on October 29, 2014, at the ACI Fall Convention. The forum comprised four parts: presentations on Concrete Sustainability Forum history and lessons, a panel discussion, a luncheon lecture, and a tour of the U.S. National Building Museum. Speakers discussed the preparation of ACI 130R, “Guideline to Concrete Sustainability”; sustainability requirements in fib’s Model Code for Concrete Structures 2010; innovative cements; concrete production using CO2; sustainable pavements program, and resilient buildings and communities.
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