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NewsArticles9 September 2024

Concrete in Australia Magazine 50.3 (Sep 2024) By bringing industry, government and academia together with a powerful shared goal, SmartCrete...

Concrete is one of our biggest decarbonisation challenges – here’s what SmartCrete CRC is doing to get us there

NewsArticles7 August 2024

Concrete is the second most used material in the world after water, and its production process accounts for 8 per...

What are the challenges and opportunities of low-carbon concrete?

NewsArticles5 July 2024

Engineers who have gone big with low-carbon concrete walk through the challenges, considerations and lessons learned from embracing new forms...

Boral, Holcim lead the race to solve ‘green’ concrete’s challenges

NewsArticles4 June 2024

Concrete production contributes 7% of global CO2 emissions, which is not far behind steel. But unlike steel, efforts to decarbonise...

Paving the way: How women are redefining Australia’s concrete industry

NewsArticles8 March 2024

In an industry traditionally dominated by men, women in concrete are continuing to defy stereotypes, break barriers, and leave an...

Building a New World

NewsArticles26 October 2023

World Sustainability Day is an opportunity to reflect on what sustainability in the Built Environment means. It is also a...

Net Zero: Concrete innovation must lay the foundation

NewsArticles19 October 2023

There is no net zero without a dramatic reduction in emissions from concrete production. While Australia has exceptional capabilities in...

NextGen Forum: Intergenerational collaboration to drive the future of concrete

NewsArticles1 October 2023

In July 2023, I assumed the role of Education Manager at SmartCrete CRC, and it has been an incredibly dynamic...

New materials to solve the concrete conundrum

NewsArticles16 August 2023

Entirely new engineering challenges arise when buildings are designed using materials other than concrete. The solutions to these challenges will...

Helping industry to create low carbon structures and materials for a sustainable future

NewsArticles11 August 2023

The Structural and Materials discipline in the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) School of Civil and Environmental Engineering is proud...

Future for 3D Concrete Printing: Sustainability & Standards

NewsArticles10 June 2023

As the world’s industries scramble to find solutions to growing problems posed by climate change, the construction industry has made...

Lessons from Concrete: From Fresh Enthusiasm to Hardened Skepticism in One Year

NewsArticles2 May 2023

It’s been one year since I entered the concrete sector, taking over the helm of the SmartCrete Cooperative Research Centre...

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