Low Carbon Concrete Design and Specification

This recorded webinar invited three Concrete Sustainability experts to review the current status of Designing, Specifying and Building with Low Carbon Concrete. The speakers are Clare Tubolets (SmartCrete), Warren South (Valkokivi) and David Law (Aurecon). They will review the different pathways available to reduce Carbon Content and what progress has been made in these methods. They will also analyse, from a designer’s perspective, the techniques that an Engineer can use to reduce carbon and specify concrete to meet low carbon objectives.
Pathways to Sustainability
Presenter: Clare Tubolets
Australia has set ambitious net-zero targets which will require collaboration and participation across all sectors and supply chains.  The pathways to net-zero are multi-facetted, with many challenges yet to be overcome in the technical development and market adoption of sustainable products, processes and services. Clare will provide an overview of the Australian concrete sector’s decarbonisation roadmap, as well as the market barriers and enablers to net-zero.  Effective collaboration across research, government, materials, design, engineering and construction to address the pathways outlined in the roadmap will empower the Australian built environment’s transition to net-zero.
Walking the Pathway to Decarbonisation
Presenter: Warren South
Four years after the publication of the cement and concrete industry decarbonisation plans, it is timely to look at what progress has been made in moving to lower carbon products. In the original document, materials and composition was to provide up to 20% of the total savings needed to achieve net-zero by 2050, and there have been some interesting developments to enable these savings to be realised. There are still further developments in train to continue this effort. Pleasingly, the “Standards and Codes” landscape is also responding, allowing wider utilisation and application of these innovative developments. This presentation will present a “state-of-the-art” synopsis of where the Australian industry stands.
Designing and Specifying Concrete Structures for Low-Carbon Outcomes
Presenter: David Law
This presentation will provide an overview of the spectrum of sustainability opportunities that a designer should consider, it will take a deep dive into the design techniques that engineers can use to reduce the final embodied carbon and provide guidance on how to specify concrete to meet low carbon objectives.
CPD
This webinar provides 1 hour of CPD. Engineers Australia members may claim this hour of CPD if applicable to their area of engineering practice. This webinar is also recognised CPD for members of other professional bodies with annual CPD obligations. Participants should retain their purchase confirmation as evidence for their CPD records.