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  1 Concrete in a Sustainable World
    Document Type: Presentation
    Publication Date: November 23, 2006
Presenter(s): Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd , Diana Klein, P.Eng.
    Part of the Concrete Technologies for Sustainable Buildings workshop, Klein’s presentation provides another user perspective on concrete made with supplementary cementing materials (SCM) and large scale building projects. This presentation discusses issues, such as early strength gain and the use of accelerators. It also discusses more sustainabl...[more]
    See Also: early strength, sustainable building design
  2 EcoSmart : a non profit organisation dedicated to innovation and sustainability
    Document Type: Presentation
    Publication Date: February 13, 2008
Author(s): Michel de Spot, P.Eng., EcoSmart Foundation
    De Spot discussed EcoSmart Concrete, a tool against climate change, regional fly ash supply and highlights of EcoSmart case studies. De Spot also discussed the benefits of using fly ash, such as increased durability....[more]
    See Also: climate change, durability, environmental impact, fly ash, sustainability
  3 EcoSmart : a non-profit organization dedicated to innovation and sustainability
    Document Type: Presentation
    Publication Date: November 28, 2007
Author(s): Michel de Spot, P.Eng., EcoSmart Foundation
    Prepared for the EcoSmart booth at the Big 5 construction show in Dubai, UAE, this presentation provides an introduction to EcoSmart concrete and its benefits. The Top Six Reasons to use EcoSmart concrete in the United Arab Emirates include: reduced cost; higher long term strength; easier to pump and finish; more durable and resistant to salt and...[more]
    See Also: durability, environmental impact, fly ash, long-term strength, workability
  4 EcoSmart AP2K (Action Plan 2000) 2007 Assessment Report
    Document Type: Technical Report
    Publication Date: October 2007
Author(s): EcoSmart Foundation
    The EcoSmart AP2K (Action Plan 2000) 2007 Assessment Report provides the results of a qualitative survey on SCM use in Canada conducted during the spring of 2007 through the use of an online survey and a series of consultative meetings with key industry and government stakeholders in nine cities across Canada. The study provides a comprehensive pi...[more]
    See Also: climate change, structural concrete, supplementary cementing materials
  5 EcoSmart AP2K (Action Plan 2000) 2007 Dissemination Report
    Document Type: Technical Report
    Publication Date: October 2007
Author(s): EcoSmart Foundation
    In late 2006 the Government of Canada, through Natural Resources Canada, commissioned the EcoSmart Foundation, with the support of an industry-government advisory committee to disseminate information on the use of supplementary cementing materials (SCMs) in Canada.

The EcoSmart AP2K (Action Plan 2000) 2007 Dissemination Report summarizes th...[more]
    See Also: climate change, fly ash, supplementary cementing materials
  6 EcoSmart Concrete
    Document Type: Presentation
    Publication Date: March 11, 2008
Author(s): David Barrie, EIT, EcoSmart Foundation
    Part of a tour organized by Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade for international delegates attending Globe 2008, Barrie’s presentation provided an overview of the EcoSmart Foundation and its projects, primarily EcoSmart concrete. Barrie discussed the environmental impact of the cement and concrete industry and focused o...[more]
    See Also: concrete and cement industry, environmental impact, greenhouse gas emissions, high volume fly ash concrete
  7 EcoSmart Sustainable Concrete: Little Mountain Reservoir and Seymour Clearwell, The Contractor's Perspective
    Document Type: Presentation
    Publication Date: February 13, 2008
Author(s): Rob Karchewski, Graham Industrial Services
    The Engineering Manager of Graham Group Ltd., Impey presented the contractor perspective on the use of high volume fly ash concrete in the Little Mountain Reservoir and Seymour projects....[more]
    See Also: costs, finishing, high volume fly ash concrete, placing, slump
  8 High Volume Fly Ash System: The Concrete Solution for Sustainable Development
    Document Type: Technical Report
    Publication Date: September 1998
Author(s): Alain Bilodeau, V.M. Malhotra, CANMET Energy Technology Centre, Natural Resources Canada
    Bilodeau and Malhotra presented this paper at the CANMET/ACI International Symposium on Sustainable Development of the Cement and Concrete Industry, Ottawa, Canada, October 21-23, 1998. This paper, partly based on a CANMET publication issued in 1993, gives an overview of the properties of high volume fly ash (hvfa) concrete, including slump, air co...[more]
    See Also: concrete tests, durability, mixture proportioning, strength development, superplasticizers, sustainability
  9 Sustainability and Concrete
    Document Type: Presentation
    Publication Date: January 3, 2008
Author(s): Michel de Spot, P.Eng.
    At the Westmar Lunch and Learn, de Spot discussed the environmental impact of the cement and concrete industry and the goals and objectives of EcoSmart Concrete. De Spot referenced several EcoSmart concrete case studies that took place in the Vancouver area and discussed projects in progress, such as EcoSmart Emirates (including preliminary test...[more]
    See Also: concrete and cement industry, concrete tests, durability, greenhouse gas emissions, high volume fly ash concrete, sustainability
  10 The EcoSmart Concrete Project: Objectives and Results
    Document Type: Presentation
    Publication Date: March 2004
Presenter(s): Michel de Spot, P.Eng.
    Established in 2000, the EcoSmart Concrete Project has developed an industry-government partnership model to introduce technology innovations that reduce embodied greenhouse gas (GHG) in concrete construction. EcoSmart created a platform where suppliers (cement and concrete producers), designers (architects and engineers), contractors and users (ow...[more]
   
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