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Excited to join my colleague Bradley Olsen for this MIT ILP Leading Edge Webinar, where we'll explore how to make polymers and concrete more sustainable. I'll also discuss DMAT 's approach to greener, self-healing, Roman-inspired concrete. MIT CSHub MIT ec³ hub

Excited to join my colleague Bradley Olsen for this MIT ILP Leading Edge Webinar, where we'll explore how to make polymers and concrete more sustainable. I'll also discuss DMAT 's approach to greener, self-healing, Roman-inspired concrete. MIT CSHub MIT ec³ hub

This Thursday at 6:30pm ET, join Dr. Damian Stefaniuk as he presents "Building the Future: Concrete's Role in Renewable Energy Storage," a webinar for Peru's UTEC - Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología. He will discuss how conductive concrete enables large-scale energy storage and more sustainable infrastructure. Register for this English-language webinar: https://lnkd.in/eYh2CjZh MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub, CONCRETE ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATION, Portland Cement Association #MIT #UTEC #Peru #concrete #cement #carbonblack #energystorage #EV #buildings #infrastructure #sustainability

Are you ready to put your concrete knowledge to the test and create a more sustainable future? The ACI Eco Concrete Virtual Competition is your chance to design an environmentally friendly concrete mix, showcase your skills, and win up to $750! 💡 What’s in it for you? ✅ Hands-on experience in sustainable concrete design ✅ Compete with teams from around the world ✅ Get noticed by industry leaders ✅ Win cash prizes ($250 - $750)! 📆 Important Dates: 🔹 Registration Opens: February 10 🔹 Advance Registration Closes: March 10 🔹 Final Submission Deadline: April 10 🔹 Team Interviews: May 7 🔗 How to Join? Grab your team and register now at: https://lnkd.in/d6a2q6F Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to gain real-world experience and make an impact with sustainable concrete! 🚀 Sign up today and take on the challenge! ACI Foundation American Concrete Institute NEU: An ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete Heidelberg Materials MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub MIT ec³ hub

CarbonCure Technologies and MIT’s Masic Lab, led by Prof. Admir Masic, have launched a research collaboration to delve deeper into the science of injecting and mineralizing carbon dioxide within concrete—a promising solution for mitigating this essential industry’s hard-to-abate emissions. https://lnkd.in/edbtRFV8

Join Haoran Li, PhD and Hessam AzariJafari, PhD on Thursday, February 27th at 11am ET as they discuss learnings from the recently published streamlined life cycle assessment tool for pavements. Register for this free webinar: https://lnkd.in/diWxpuPE During this webinar, the CSHub team will demonstrate how the tool enables pavement design optimization and refines long-term performance forecasting. The presentation further explores strategies and frameworks to resolve pavement life cycle assessment (LCA) complexities and data uncertainty. Using case studies, the team will further highlight how to efficiently identify sustainable solutions with different levels of contextual information. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT ec³ hub, CONCRETE ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATION, Portland Cement Association, Cemex, International Grooving & Grinding Assoc Inc, American Concrete Pavement Association #MIT #Webinar #LCA #LCCA #pavement #infrastructure #road #highway #DOT #FHWA #concrete #cement #asphalt

My heart is full of gratitude to our team who presented their research and innovations at #TRBAM despite the traveling difficulties. We had four presentations on: 1) and 2) What can you learn and do better if you have a tool to calculate the whole life cycle emissions of pavement? Haoran presented the lessons we learned from the design and maintenance of jointed plain and roller compacted concrete pavements. Use the tool (it's free) and let me know what you think: PavementLCA.mit.edu 3) Miaomiao showed an innovative way to benchmark the GHG emissions of DOTs. 25% GHG reduction by incorporating a better decionmaking tool and 9% by diversifying the treatment actions portfolio. Note that Zero increase incurs in the network cost! 4) CSHub alumni, Ipek Bensu Manav did a great job on how revising #DOT concrete mixture specifications can enable lower carbon concrete. There is a big untapped resource just by maximizing the use of blended cement in different DOT applications. In New England, 50% of ordinary portland #cement can be replaced by conventional SCMs TODAY, 3 times more can be incorporated if we include alternative SCMs in the specs. Happy to meet you all and reach out if you need more info. CSHub.mit.edu

For MIT undergraduates and graduate students: This Spring semester, I'm going to teach 1.S992 Special Subject: Concrete Science and Engineering! This course focuses on the chemistry, durability, and sustainability of cementitious materials, preparing students to address real-world challenges in construction and the built environment. 📅 Lecture: Thursdays, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM 📅 Lab: Tuesdays, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

ec^3 is warming up the holidays in Sapporo, Japan! Our self-heating concrete panels were placed in Odori Park last week to demonstrate how conductive concrete can melt snow and ice, improving pedestrian and driver safety while reducing energy consumption versus conventional heating methods. Thank you to Aizawa Concrete Corporation for sponsoring this research and facilitating this collaboration. Learn more about our research into multifunctional concrete: https://eccube.mit.edu/ Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub, CONCRETE ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATION #MIT #concrete #cement #sustainability #research #innovation #civilengineering #sapporo #japan #Aizawa

Don't miss the CSHub at TRB '25! Our research will be featured in four presentations: 💡 Jan. 6, 10:15am-12pm: Haoran Li, PhD's paper, "Lifecycle Assessment and Sensitivity Analysis of Roller Compacted Concrete," will be highlighted during the lectern session, "Best Papers on Roller Compacted Concrete Pavements from the International Conference on Concrete Pavements." 💡Jan. 6, 3:45-5:30pm: The poster, "Optimizing Design and Maintenance: A Pathway to Decarbonizing Concrete Pavements’ Life Cycle," will be presented during the session "Advanced Tools to Support Maintenance Management Decision Making." Authors: Haoran Li, PhD, Dr. Miaomiao Zhang, Dr. Hessam AzariJafari, Dr. Randolph Kirchain 💡Jan. 7, 8am-9:45am: The lectern presentation "Benchmarking and Reducing Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Pavement Networks" will be given during the session, "Life-Cycle Assessment in Pavement Management." Dr. Miaomiao Zhang, Haoran Li, PhD, Dr. Hessam AzariJafari, Dr. Randolph Kirchain 💡Jan. 7, 1:30-3:15pm: The presentation "Identifying Regulatory and Practical Challenges in Decarbonizing New England Cement-Based Infrastructure by Using Supplementary Cementitious Materials" will be given for the Resource Conservation and Recovery Committee. Dr. Ipek Bensu Manav, Dr. Hessam AzariJafari, Prof. Elsa Olivetti, Dr. Randolph Kirchain   Learn more; location information is available to registered attendees: https://lnkd.in/eBJDncVa   Transportation Research Board, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE), CONCRETE ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATION, Portland Cement Association, American Concrete Pavement Association, International Grooving & Grinding Assoc Inc, National Ready Mixed Concrete Association   #MIT #TRB2025 #TRB #DC #policy #concrete #cement #sustainability #infrastructure #circulareconomy #washington