ADVANCING AUSTRALIA’S CONCRETE ECOSYSTEM

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SmartCrete CRC empowers research collaborations in innovative design, materials and technology that support the transition of concrete for a sustainable Australia.

Helping Australian industry shift to net zero concrete by 2050

MILLION IN COMMONWEALTH FUNDING

INDUSTRY AND RESEARCH PARTNERS

RESEARCH PROJECTS

Research Streams

Pathways to Net Zero Concrete

Sustainable concrete

Designing and developing new sustainable concrete mixes and products that meet industry standards and requirements

Engineered solutions

Engineering new solutions that improve the durability, longevity and sustainability of concrete infrastructure

Asset management

Developing new technologies and procedures to enhance the use and longevity of concrete assets

Industry Challenge

Performance-based specifications for Concrete

The economic and environmental pressures that Australia’s built environment is facing have created an impetus to transition towards more performance-based specifications.

This Industry Challenge explores the implications and possibilities of moving from prescriptive to performance-based specifications, and what’s required to make a successful transition.

Every quarter we connect with industry to harness the collective perspectives on the challenges that Australia’s concrete sector is facing.

Projects

Projects that push the concrete world forward

We co-invest in industry-led research collaborations that support sustainable design, use and management of concrete for ….

A close up photo of a screw fastening sitting on a block of concrete.

Development of technical guidelines on fire performance of fastenings in low-carbon concrete

Engineered Solutions Projects

A concrete stormwater pipe spilling water out into the ocean

Novel Hybrid Geopolymers for Protecting Concrete Infrastructures

Engineered Solutions Projects

A close up photo of paint being processed via dripping through a mesh.

Reclaimed Water-based Paint in Concrete (Phase 1)

Sustainable Concrete Projects

A photo of a concrete bridge viewed from underneath

Digital Twin of Reinforced Concrete Infrastructure for Intelligent Asset Management

Asset Management Projects

A construction worker in a hard hat with his ute on a country building site

Innovative Hybrid Footing for Light-Weight Structures in Expansive Soils: Reduce Carbon Footprint and Minimise Structural Damage

Engineered Solutions Projects

Applications of Calcined Clay in Lower Carbon Concrete

Sustainable Concrete Projects

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News & Insights

Creating the foundations for the future

Industry and Research Working Together

NewsArticles9 September 2024

This article was originally published in Concrete in Australia Magazine 50.3 (Sep 2024) By bringing industry, government and academia together...

Fast-tracking decarbonisation

9 Oct

Online

9 October 2024 (1:00pm)

Webinar

Online

Boral, UTS, Calix and SmartCrete CRC partner to develop next generation of low-carbon concrete using Australian calcined clay

NewsMedia Releases8 August 2024

SmartCrete CRC has joined forces with Australian construction materials company Boral, UTS, Transport for NSW and environmental technology company Calix...

Industry-led Research Key to Australia Achieving Net Zero

NewsMedia Releases20 August 2024

ACIL Allen Report: Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) invest over $1 billion in research and development to support Australia’s decarbonisations ambitions...

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