Lab2Slab: Bridging innovation and practice
Advancing Innovative and Durable Concrete from Research to Real-World Implementation
Oct. 10 Summit “Increasing the Pace of Change: Working Together for Better Concrete Across the Value Chain”
The ACI Foundation and NEU: An ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete announce their first co-hosted Summit, immediately before the ACI Convention in Atlanta, GA. The Summit titled, “Increasing the Pace of Change: Working Together for Better Concrete Across the Value Chain,” is on Saturday, October 10, 2026, from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. To attend, please register for the Summit when registering for the ACI Concrete Convention.
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Roadmap Published for Implementing Emerging Concrete Materials – Barriers and Actionable Strategies Across the Concrete Pavement Value Chain
Thank you to participants in the “Identifying Barriers to Implementing Innovative Concrete Across the Value Chain (Session 1,2,3)” listening sessions held in February. Organized by UC Davis for an ACI Foundation-sponsored research project, your insights were instrumental. The roadmap developed from these sessions is now available on the ACI Foundation’s Research Project Directory.
We invite you to a follow-up event at the ACI Concrete Convention in Atlanta, Georgia. The summit, “Increasing the Pace of Change: Working Together for Better Concrete Across the Value Chain,” is organized by the ACI Foundation and NEU in collaboration with UC Davis.
The free summit will be held on Saturday, October 10, 2026, from 1:00–4:00 PM. It will feature speakers from the listening sessions, highlight key roadmap findings, and continue discussions on collaboration and innovation in the concrete industry. Registration is required as part of the ACI convention registration, as space is limited.
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Lab2Slab Lunch & Learn with Ecocem at UCPRC: Thursday, August 6, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Following the successful field placement of ACT Concrete by Ecocem as part of the Lab2Slab program in May, the UC Pavement Research Center (UCPRC) invites you to a Lunch & Learn featuring a site visit to the recently constructed test section, presentations by Ecocem and UCPRC, and discussion of the construction experience and early performance observations. The event will provide an opportunity to discuss the implementation of low-carbon concrete technologies and lessons learned from field construction.
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