Recent Progress and Future Needs to Achieve Carbon Neutrality in Cement will be presented by Dr. Paul Tennis, Senior Director, Research and Product Standards, Portland Cement Association (PCA), at the upcoming Cementitious Materials International Congress Americas (April 2-3, Kimpton Sylvan Hotel, Atlanta, USA).
In 2021, PCA published its Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality which involves the entire value chain of concrete construction, starting at the cement plant and extending through the entire life cycle of the built environment to incorporate the circular economy. This presentation will briefly review the value chain (the production of clinker, the manufacture and shipment of cement, the manufacture of concrete, the construction of the built environment, and the capture of carbon dioxide using concrete as a carbon sink) but will focus on the specific targets, timelines, and technologies related to clinker and cement, including recent US developments and future needs.
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Other speakers for the Cementitious Congress include:
- Grant Quasha, Chairman and CEO, Eco Material Technologies
- Scott Dickson, President, Southeast Region, Heidelberg Materials
- Lucas Moreno Kristiansen, VP Growth & New Business Development – York Building
- Frank Mruk, Senior Director Building Innovations & Climate Tech Acceleration at NMRCA
- Dr. Leo Emmenegger, Consultant, Exponent
- Carolina Prieto-Gómez, R&D Construction Materials, Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua
- Brian Killingsworth, P.E., Executive Vice President, Local Paving, National Ready Mixed Concrete Association
- Femi Akinrebiyo, Global Manager, Manufacturing & Trade Supplier Finance, IFC
- Franco Zunino, Assistant Professor, University of California at Berkeley
- Darren Wilbanks, Technical Service Manager, Texas Lehigh Cement Company
About the Speaker
Dr. Tennis is Senior Director of Research and Product Standards at the Portland Cement Association. He has over 25 years of experience working with diverse stakeholders to develop improvements to consensus standards for cement and cement-based materials, and in providing technical support to the industry related to those standards, and cement and concrete sustainability initiatives.
The Portland Cement Association is the premier policy, research, education, and market intelligence organization serving America’s cement manufacturers. PCA supports sustainability, innovation, and safety, while fostering continuous improvement in cement manufacturing, distribution, infrastructure, and economic growth.
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