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RoadsGuideReviewThereviewoftheGuidetotheUseofIronandSteelSlaginRoadscontinuesthroughout2014.Sinceitscommencementinmid-2012authorshavebeenworkingtogetherinthedesignandcompletionofdraftsforeachofthefourQuickReferenceGuidesQRGs.Theaimofthisreviewistoproducesummarydocumentsforthekeysectionsoftheoriginal2002publicationhoweveritwillnotreplacethisdocumentasitstillholdssignicantrelevancetotodaysindustry.QRG1-RoadsGuideSupplementonGeneralApplicationswaspublishedinlate2013andisavailablefordownloadfromtheASAwebsitehttpwww.asa-inc.org.autechnical-guidelines.phpThesecondofthedocumentsQRG2focusesspecicallyontheuseofsteelfurnaceslagsSFS.ItiscurrentlyinthedraftingstagewithauthorsundertakingnumerousWorkingGroupmeetingstonalisethecontentaswellasensuringitstechnicalvalidity.Publicationofthisdocumentisexpectedlaterthisyear.WewillcontinuetokeepmembersupdatedontheprogressofthisprojectwiththenextSupplementtofocusonElectricArcFurnaceSlagEAFS.AssociationmemberswithrelevantexperienceintheuseofthisproductarewelcometocontributetothecontentdevelopmentprocessviatheNationalTechnicalandEducationCommitteemeetingswhichareheldevery3months-httpwww.asa-inc.org.aucommittee-meeting-schedule.phpCRCforLowCarbonLiving2014marksthesecondyearoftheCRCforLowCarbonLivingCRC-LCLwhichcontinuestoforgeaheadwithitsinnovativeresearchonlowcarbonconcretese.g.geopolymerconcreteasoneofthemostpromisinghighvolumeandhighvalueaddapplicationsforironandsteelslagsISS.The2013ScopingStudyidentiedthatthemajorbarrierstogeopolymeradoptionwerethelackofstandardspecicationstrackrecordandexclusionfromcurrentstandardse.g.AS3600.TheprojectsubmittedtotheCRC-LCLin2014aimstogatherelddatafromgeopolymerreal-lifeconstructionstodevelopgreatercondenceingeopolymeruse.UsingtheeldandlaboratorydataacomprehensiveHandbookforgeopolymerspecicationwillbedevelopedandpublishedthroughStandardsAustralia.Additionallyapilotprogramwilldeveloplightweightaggregatesbasedonslagtoproducelightweightconcretewhichreducesenergyusageinbuildings.Thisprojectaimstodeveloplowcarbonprocessesbasedongeopolymerisationandalternativemethodsforproducingaggregatesfromyash.OurpartnerorganisationsincludetheUniversityofNSWSwinburneUniversityofTechnologyAshDevelopmentAssociationofAustraliaAECOMSydneyWaterandStandardsAustralia.TheprojectcoordinatorsalsoobtainedlettersofsupportfromthemajorsuppliersandinfrastructureownerssuchasZeobondWagnersConcreteStateTransportandMainRoadsownersacrosstheeasternseaboardandMillikenInfrastructureSolutions.InFebruary2014thisnewprojectwasapprovedbytheCRC-LCLBoardwithacashcontributionof1.1millionincombinationwiththein-kindcontributionsfrompartnerorganisationsof1.8million.TheAustralasianironsteelSlagAssociationwillcontinuetokeepmembersabreastofanyupdatesontheCRC-LCLthroughout2014.Formoreinformationvisithttpwww.lowcarbonlivingcrc.com.auvisithttpwww.lowcarbonlivingcrc.com.auwww.asa-inc.org.au06connectionsMarch14