The 16th Global Slag Conference is being held this April in Dubai!
The Call for Papers is now OPEN - please send your proposed presentation title to the conference convenor Dr Robert McCaffrey - to rob@propubs.com - as soon as possible.
Take action to address the critical issue of carbon emissions associated with concrete and cement production. It's time to recognise that real solutions for emissions reduction are available! Low-carbon alternative binders for concrete not only help mitigate environmental impacts but are also becoming standardised, providing designers, contractors, and suppliers with clear guidance on their utilisation in concrete design and construction.
With the current focus on sustainable concrete construction solutions, the use of alternative binders in concrete has been an area of research, development, testing and discussion for some time. However, with the recent release of the Australian Standard document TS199 “Design of geopolymer and alkali-activated binder concrete” there is now a specific guideline for the industry to design and specify Lower Carbon Alternative Binder Concrete in a practical way to respond to some of the challenges posed by traditional cement and concrete, and to help reduce the carbon footprint of the construction industry.
The Cement Association of Canada (CAC) along with member producers and downstream partners has released Concrete Zero, an action plan for carbon emissions reduction measures up and down the industry’s value chain. The document will build on formal CO2 benchmarks that CAC and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada officials outlined last Autumn in a ultimate goal to reach net zero by 2050, cement and concrete producers detail the following 5 priority areas in the new action plan:
Traditionally, concrete specifications have been specified prescriptively, for example by defining the minimum cement content and maximum water-to-cement ratio to provide
The 15th Global Slag Conference will allow all attendees to maximise their profits from slag - both ferrous and non-ferrous
The conference will still feature international and local keynote presentations and we will ensure that interraction with the speakers and your colleagues is maxmised.
Due to the postponement of the real-world Global Slag Conference into 2021, the organisers will stage the 2nd Virtual Global Slag Seminar on Tuesday 10 November 2020.
As part of the Future Battery Industry CRCs partnership with ClimateLaunchpad, we’re pleased to invite you to the ClimateLaunchpad Australian National Final, to be held online via Zoom on Wednesday the 26th of August at 5.00-6.30pm AEST.
Submit your entry today for the ASI Steel Excellence Awards!
The CPEE has been forced to postpone a large number of upcoming courses.
The Australian Society for Concrete Pavements has released details about upcoming events.
ASCP Brisbane Forum & CPEE Concrete Pavement Design and Construction Course
The 29th Biennial National Conference of the Concrete Institute of Australia was held at the International Convention Centre in Sydney, NSW. Taking place from 8th of September to 11th of September 2019. The focused theme for Concrete 2019 was: 'Concrete in Practice –Progress through Knowledge'.
The 10th EUROPEAN SLAG CONFERENCE will take place in the at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Thessaloniki, Greece, from October 8th to 11th 2019, organized by the Laboratory of Building Materials of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
One hundred years ago, the National Slag Association was created near Washington, DC with the goal of promoting the use of blast furnace and steel furnace slag. In September, Craig Heidrich (ASA CEO) raveled to the states for the centennial celebration.
The Concrete Institute of Australia will celebrate 50 years in 2020. The Institute was originally formed when members of the Australia Prestressed Concrete Group proposed a change in 1968 where it was resolved to adopt the name Concrete Institute of Australia.
The ASCP's first Concrete Pavements Brisbane forum for 2019 will be held on 10 April.
Voting closes on 19 March for this year's Global Slag Awards. All participants in the global iron, steel, slag and slag cement industries have a free vote. The Global Slag Awards will be presented at the 14th Global Slag Conference which will take place on 26 - 27 March 2019 in Aachen, Germany.
Australian Standard AS3600 was recently updated and released in 2018. However, the Standard was also subjected to a number of challenges during this revision. The Concrete Institute of Australia will be presenting a symposium in April 2019, providing designers and practitioners up to date information on changes to AS3600, why they have occurred, and the impact it will have on performance.
