Sources: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge; CP staff
An engineer who researches the environmental and economic implications of materials selection in the manufacture and lifespan of products, Randolph Kirchain has been named co-director of the MIT-hosted Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub) alongside Franz-Joseph Ulm, professor of Civil Engineering.
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Borrowing from a “rigidity theory” that led Corning Inc. engineers to the high-performance Gorilla Glass, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology-hosted Concrete Sustainability Hub is studying potential portland cement reformulation aimed at higher fracture resistance than current ASTM C 150 product.
Read MoreSources: National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Silver Spring, Md.; CP staff
Toward the 9th annual International Concrete Sustainability Conference, May 12-14, in Cambridge, Mass., NRMCA has secured 60-plus experts to cover the latest developments in design, specification, production, testing, construction, maintenance and research of concrete as they relate to sustainability.
Read MoreSource: Concrete Sustainability Hub at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge
Seven-term Congressman Ray LaHood (R-IL), who served as President Obama’s first term Secretary of Transportation, will keynote this year’s CSHub Showcase, September 25-26 at the Media Lab on the MIT campus.
Read MoreSource: Concrete Sustainability Hub at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge
In a statement on President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, the MIT-hosted Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub) cited work since 2010 to address two of his key points: building a 21st century transportation sector and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Read MoreNew U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) figures reinforce a well-worn statistic in the climate change discussion: portland cement production accounts for about 5 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions. The carbon load reflects high temperature raw feed preheating and kiln phases, plus power-hungry clinker grinding.
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