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14CCPs-avaluableresourcewww.adaa.asn.auEditorialCoalAshMattersispublishedbyADAATheAshDevelopmentAssociationofAustraliaPh0242281389Fax0242580169Emailinfoadaa.asn.auWebsitewww.adaa.asn.auISSUEMAY2014MAYTHISISSUE-MAY20141Editorial2MemberEmployeeProle-DarrenEssex3AwardsDakshBawejarecognisedasaFellowoftheAmericanConcreteInstituteResearchUSEPAFindsCoalFlyAshSafeinConcreteAwardsUnitedNationsAssociationofAustraliaEnvironmentDayAwards2014415minuteswithJamieNorth5ResearchFlyAshasWaterPurierUpdateCPPHandbook6ConferenceConcrete2015WorldRecordLargestContinuousFlyAshConcretePourUpdateCRCforLowCarbonLivingCRC-LCL7ConferenceCoalAshAsia2014Conference23rdAustralasianConferenceonMechanicsofStructuresandMaterialsConferenceInternationalWorkshoponAgriculturalCoalAshUsesIsrael20148ConferenceConstructionMaterialsIndustryConferenceCMIC2014GetwritingforCoalAshMattersItishardtobelievethatEasterhasalreadypassedfor2014andourfocusisshiftingtowardsthelatterhalfoftheyearforushereattheAshDevelopmentAssociationofAustraliaADAA.ThiseditionofCoalAshMattersCAMtakesadifferentpathbylookingatinnovationsintheuseofcoalcombustionproductsCCPswhichhasbeenastrongstrategicfocusoftheAssociation.CaseinpointtheAssociationslongtermcommitmenttothe101millionCRCforLowCarbonLivingisatestamenttothisinnovationstancewithstrongadvocacyforthedevelopmentanduseofgeopolymerswithinwhichcoalcombustionproductsareanintegralingredient.ThisissuewehaveanupdatefromourCRCresearchpartnersonrecentprojectsfundedforthenexttwoyears.ContinuingourcommitmenttoshowcasemembersandtheiremployeesthiseditionweproleDarrenEssexfromHolicmAustraliaPtyLtdtotheADAANationalTechnicalandEducationCommittee.Darrenbringsover20yearsofindustryexperiencetohisroleofBusinessDevelopmentCoordinatorandadifferentperspectiveontheusesavailableforCCPsinquarryingproducts.AsanalternativetothehighlytechnicalarticlesthatusuallymaketheirwayintoCAMJamieNorthprovidesaninsightintotheuseofCCPsinsculptureasagrowthmediumtoemulatethebuiltenvironmentonasmallscale.TheAssociationwouldalsoliketocongratulatehimonhisrecentawardoftheNSWVisualArtsFellowshipforEmergingArtistsExhibitionandwillspend2014intheUScomparingandworkingwiththedifferenttypesofCCPsthere.MembersandinterestedreadersareavidlyawaitingthepublicationoftheRevisedCoalCombustionProductsHandbookwhichisdueforreleasemid-year.Thisisanimportantlegacydocumentthathasbeen2yearsinthemaking.TheAssociationalsohopestoproduceaninteractiveFactbooktosupplementtheprintededitionbysummarisingthecontentforreadersnewtotheCCPeld.Finallyinthiseditionwehighlightanumberofconferencesacrosstheglobetolookforwardtoin2014and2015includingtheConcreteMaterialsIndustryConferenceCMIC2014inBrisbaneCoalAshAsia2014inChinaInternationalWorkshoponAgriculturalCoalAshUsesinIsrael23rdAustralasianConferenceonMechanicsofStructuresandMaterialsandConcrete2015tobeheldinMelbourne.EachoftheseeventsoffervaluablenetworkingforumsandopportunitiesfortheexchangeoftechnicalknowledgeintheareasofCCPutilisationandfutureinnovation.Moreinformationisprovidedlaterinthisedition.OnanalnotetheADAAwouldliketowishmembersallthebestwiththeirpursuitsthroughout2014andwelookforwardtobringingyouasummaryoftheyearinreviewfortheNovemberedition.ADAAMAY201401COALASHEDITORIALTEAMChieExecutiveOfcerCraigHeidrichEditorOliviaYeatmanDesign101DesignPtyLtdContributorsDarrenEssexDakshBawejaJamieNorthArnaudCastelandOmriLulav.CoalAshMattersisabi-annualpublicationCirculation2000