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Mary Christiansen, PhD, LEED AP, University of Minnesota Duluth, provides an overview of sustainability in terms of embodied carbon in concrete, where the C02 in concrete comes from, and the materials and technologies available today to reduce the carbon in concrete. Future technologies and materials for a low-carbon concrete future are discussed.

This session is sponsored by NEU: an ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete and is geared toward all stakeholders, researchers, and students in the concrete industry. Attendees have the opportunity to learn about new materials and technologies to reduce carbon emissions in the cement and concrete industry, the NEU technology validation/verification program status, ACI code advocacy efforts, and the status of codes and standards for the use of low-carbon cement and concrete materials. This session was originally presented at the ACI Fall 2023 Convention in Boston.

This presentation by Stephen S. Szoke, P.E. F.ACI, F.ASCE, F.SEI, LEED/AP, Code Advocacy Engineer, ACI, is an overview of code development. Steve touches on on all the major concrete codes, including ASHRAE 189.1, New Building Institute - IBC, ICC 700 National Green Building Standard, California Green Building Standard standards Code 2022, Washington 2022 NBI Proposal Modifications, Colorado legislation, and more.

Join Kimberly Kayler, president, AOE, as she discusses a variety of methods and materials should be used to effectively communicate progress toward sustainability. This session will help you identify key ways to communicate the steps your organization is taking that will help your organization reach your sustainability goals. Learn tips for communicating sustainability success.

With increasing focus on climate change, there are many companies making claims in the marketplace to position themselves and their products as possible solutions to reducing carbon emissions. Individuals and organizations using this information want to know if the environmental information being claimed is accurate and reliable. In other words, they are looking for assurance. NEU initiated its material and technology validation/verification program to assess and validate/verify the claims of materials/technologies associated with low-carbon cement and concrete production. Join Mahmut Ekenel, PhD, PE, FACI, Validation Director, NEU, as he explains NEU's validation/verification process.

At the conclusion of the morning session of Carbon Neutral Concrete Day at the Spring 2023 ACI Convention, the audience was invited to ask questions of speakers Dean Frank, Charles Nmai, Karen Scrivener and Gaurav Sant.