On May 14-16, 2024, at the Hilton of Santa Fe, NEU participated in the ACI Foundation CIC Technology Forum featuring thought leaders, technology experts, and regulatory agencies to discuss the future of the concrete industry. The CIC Technology Forum is an innovation-focused educational and networking event for concrete professionals powered by the Concrete Innovation Council.
NEU Executive Director, Dean Frank, P.E., led an afternoon devoted to low-carbon concrete materials beginning with his presentation, “Current Landscape of Low‐Carbon Concrete Materials.” Several technology owners then provided 15-minute snapshots of their alternative low-carbon materials.
The presentations focused on the technology; current scale of production; main benefits; product and code compliance and case studies of use. Technology snapshots included:
Fortera – Craig W. Hargis, PhD, Vice President Products
C‐Crete Technologies – Rouzbeh Savary, PhD, Founder & President
Terra CO2 – Michele Blackburn, Commercial Director
Prometheus Materials – Loren Burnett, President & CEO
Dean Frank then moderated a Q&A segment with forum attendees and panelists.
The day continued with a presentation on “Innovative Solutions for Adoption of Low Carbon Concrete in Codes,” with speaker Matthew P. Adams, PhD, FACI, Associate Professor with the John A. Reif, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology.
The final presentation in the low-carbon concrete session was a case study on “Reducing Embodied Carbon without using Carbon Credits,” by Prologis Nexus.