The Concrete Centre’s Sustainability Series is a four week programme of online events and resources providing latest guidance, progress updates and discussion related to the design, specification and use of sustainable concrete. The 2024 Series will take place from 23rd September to 18th October.
Sustainability Series 2024 Launch Event: Concrete decarbonisation through collaboration
The launch of this year's Sustainability Series will take place on 23rd September with a hybrid networking event at the Coin Street Community Centre, SE1 9NH
Speakers from across the value chain will be providing an overview and update of current collaborative initiatives and projects aiming to accelerate decarbonisation in the manufacture, specification, design and construction of concrete and projects using concrete.
The presentations will be followed by drinks and networking.
For those unable to attend in person the presentations can be viewed live online, book here.
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Week-by-week details/save the date
Below is an outline of the Series week-by-week. More information on webinar programmes and booking will be available over the next few weeks. Keep an eye on our Events Calendar, as well as our enewsletters which will advise when bookings are open.
Week 1 (beginning 23 September): Measuring and reporting carbon
The week's resources will bring together the latest guidance on the measurement and reporting of the embodied carbon of concrete. Key guidance will be supplied on concrete environmental product declarations (EPDs), benchmarking schemes, MPA sustainability reports and updated tools for comparing the embodied carbon of different concrete frame solutions.
Live hybrid seminar: Monday 23 September, 16:00-19:30: Concrete decarbonisation through collaboration
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Week 2 (beginning 30 September): Lower carbon concrete technology
Week 2 will focus on the many evolving and innovative ways to reduce the impact of concrete. It will provide guidance on the opportunities now available through concrete standards as well as showcase latest research and developments to positively change the landscape of concrete development.
Live webinar: Wednesday 2 October, 12:00-14:00: The changing landscape of Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs). Booking open shortly.
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Week 3 (beginning 7 October): Concrete's evolving role in a circular economy
Enabling greater circularity across the built environment using concrete and encouraging the retention of concrete's value throughout all stages of its life cycle is one of the five core commitments of the UK concrete industry‘s refreshed sustainability strategy. This week will highlight resources which demonstrate concrete's role in a circular economy under the themes of reuse, recycling and dematerialisation.
Live webinar: Thursday 10 October, 12:30 - 13:30 Developing concrete to support a more circular economy. Bookings open shortly.
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Week 4 (beginning 14 October): Sustainability - beyond carbon
With a Sustainability Series inevitably dominated by updates on the reduction of carbon, week 4 brings together resources and information related to other important sustainability issues. This includes a focus on social outcomes, support for nature and biodiversity and resilience to climate change.
Live webinar: Thursday 17 October, 12:30 - 13:30 Sustainability - beyond carbon. Bookings open shortly.