Sustainability is to be the focus of the US-based National Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s (NRMCA) international conference in 2011. The organisation has called for papers to be submitted for the event which is to be held between 9 and 11 August next year in Cambridge, Massachusetts. NRMCA has said that the 6th annual conference will provide learning and networking opportunities on the latest advances, technical knowledge, continuing research, tools and solutions for sustainable concrete manufacturing an
March 29, 2012
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Sustainability is to be the focus of the US-based National Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s (4608 NRMCA) international conference in 2011. The organisation has called for papers to be submitted for the event which is to be held between 9 and 11 August next year in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
NRMCA has said that the 6th annual conference will provide learning and networking opportunities on the latest advances, technical knowledge, continuing research, tools and solutions for sustainable concrete manufacturing and construction.
Suggested topics for papers include the latest developments related to design, specifying, manufacturing, testing, construction, maintenance and research of concrete as they relate to sustainability. Abstracts can be submitted online at %$Linker: External000oLinkExternalwww.SustainabilityConf.orgSustainability conferencefalsehttp://www.sustainabilityconf.org/falsefalse%> by 31 January 2011.
The Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) is hosting the European Marine Sand & Gravel Group’s (EMSAGG) next knowledge sharing workshop. The workshop will take place in the GEUS offices in Copenhagen from 10am to 1pm on Friday 22 March.
Speakers at the forthcoming EMSAGG event include Jørn Bo Jensen, PhD, head of GEUS Marine Geology department; Cees Laban, of Marine Geological Advice (chair, EMSAGG); Christian H Abildtrup, chief geologist NCC – materials and construction; Ilse Herpoelaert,
