Open House a Success
The 2026 Lab2Slab Open House was a success, showcasing strong partnerships between UCPRC and industry. Thank you to everyone who attended and participated—we hope you found the event valuable for both learning and networking. This year’s Open House featured new materials, including biochar and ground glass. We look forward to continuing collaboration with suppliers to […]
April 23 Parking Voucher and Directions to UCPRC
UCPRC is preparing to welcome attendees for the Open House, a half-day of concrete slab construction demonstrations, concrete testing, and other showcases on Thursday, April 23, 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
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Registration now open: April 23rd Lab2Slab Open House
Lab2Slab will host an Open House on April 23rd as part of the annual California Concrete Pavement Conference, the premier West Coast concrete pavement conference focused on the design and construction of resilient, long-life concrete roads, highways, bridges, and parking areas. Learn from top industry professionals, researchers, policymakers, and industry stakeholders. Discover impactful innovations in the design and construction of durable and sustainable concrete infrastructure.
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Lab2Slab Offers Talk/Tour for Decarbonization Symposium April 16-17
Lab2Slab will participate in the UC Davis Industry & Materials Decarbonization Symposium with a presentation on Friday, April 16, followed by a special tour of the Lab2Slab facilities at UCPRC on Saturday, April 17.
This event is designed for affiliates of the MDSC and the Lab2Slab program and will include lunch, presentations by faculty members, a student poster session, a Lab2Slab tour, and company updates.
If you are an affiliate, please click Read More below to complete the survey and register for the symposium if you wish to attend other events. Your responses will help us prepare.
2026 Listening Session Series: Barriers to Implementing Innovative Concrete Materials
This new series, presented by UCPRC, ACI Foundation, NEU, and MDSC, explores barriers to implementing emerging concrete technologies across the value chain. Each session focuses on a specific stakeholder group and will inform an action-oriented roadmap. Transportation infrastructure relies heavily on energy- and resource-intensive materials such as cement and concrete. Emerging materials and technologies offer opportunities to improve efficiency and durability while reducing life-cycle costs. Realizing these opportunities requires understanding the real-world challenges, questions, and uncertainties faced by those who design, produce, and build infrastructure.
–>Presentation slides are now available for the first three sessions.
Special Webinar: Lab2Slab2Practice: Framework for a Faster Pace of Implementation of Novel Concrete Materials and Technology
Associate Professor at UC Davis and Principal Investigator at the UCPRC, Somayeh Nassiri’s webinar on Lab2Slab2Practice presents a comprehensive risk management framework for accelerating the adoption of low-carbon concrete into standard practice based on systematic evaluation. The framework draws upon social behavioral models, including Kotter’s 8-Step Change Model, Diffusion of Innovations (DOI), and the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) to help identify and manage risks. These methods help to guide the novel technology integration process by addressing early adopters, building performance expectancy, reducing perceived user effort, leveraging social influence, and facilitating conditions. By reliable, fast throughput experimentation at laboratory and slab scales, engaging all stakeholders, the framework aims to manage risks. These methods help to guide the novel technology integration process by addressing early adopters, building performance expectancy, reducing perceived user effort, leveraging social influence, and facilitating conditions.
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