Post by Sean Monkman, PhD P.E.

I keep tabs on the field of low-carbon concrete. Two weeks ago I posted a Feb 2025 News Digest. Now, how about a Low Carbon Concrete Media Digest capturing the past month. #concrete #sustainability #innovation #lowcarbonconcrete There just seems to be so much going on that I could not keep it all for a monthly news recap. In this digest I have compiled six podcast episodes, one lecture, one report, one trade magazine issue, five new journal articles and reminders of two timely events to help you stay connected to the topic. 🎙️ PODCASTS • Adam Auer of the Cement Association of Canada spoke to Apoorv Sinha, CEO of Carbon Upcycling Technologies • Jon Belkowitz, PhD, PE appeared on the Concrete Logic Podcast to discuss the "True Cost of Low Carbon Concrete" • The BaumaTalk featured podcast Schwenk Cement Managing Director of the New Technologies Georg Locher disussing "Cement goes green: A transformation" • Cocoon CEO Eliot Brooks appeared on the Everybody in the Pool Podcast to talk about "Fixing the unintended consequences of decarbonization". • The Start to Scale podcast talked to Paebbl co-founder and co-CEO Marta Sjögren about "Turning CO₂ into future-proof building materials". • Loren Burnett, President, CEO and Co-founder of Prometheus Materials joined the Mission Shunya podcast to discuss "Zero-carbon bio-cement and bio-concrete". 📚 LECTURE • Prof. Karen Scrivener considered "Is Portland Cement the Problem?" 📋 REPORT • The Lower Carbon Concrete Guide has a new website 🗞️ MAGAZINE • The March issue of World Cement was entirely focused on the cement/concrete industry’s journey to net zero 🎓 JOURNAL ARTICLES • Cunningham et al. "Compressive strength and regional supply implications of rice straw and rice hull ashes used as supplementary cementitious materials." Resour. Conserv. Recycl. • Kumar et al. "Towards a Net Zero Cement: Strategic Policies and Systems Thinking for a Low-Carbon Future." Curr. Sustain./Renew. Energy Rep. • Huang et al. "Life cycle assessment and cost analysis of LC3 concrete considering sustainability and uncertainty." J. Build. Eng. • Busch et al. "Policy mechanisms to decarbonize cement production: through the lens of California." ERIS • Kane et al. "Greenhouse gas emissions of global construction material production." ERIS 📅 EVENTS • "Will EPDs become mandatory?" March 18, 2025, at 11 AM CET. Webinar hosted by @ECO Platform & Climate Earth. • Net Zero Construction Conference, a virtual event running Mar 19-20.  - - - - If you're looking for strategic insights, innovation leadership, or expertise in cleantech, concrete sustainability and CO2 utilization, let’s connect! #sixdownconsulting