Eight million tonnes of CO2 are produced in Australia each year, as well as 14 million tonnes of fly ash and three million tonnes of slag. By substituting Portland cement with slag and fly ash to make Geoploymer Concrete (GPC), significant CO2 reduction and economic benefit can be achieved

The first international conference on Innovation in Low-Carbon Cement and Concrete technology (ILCCC) aims to exchange the latest global scientific and technical achievements on low-carbon cement and concrete technology in order to promote their wide industrial applications.

The ASCP 5th Concrete Pavements Conference will be hosted at Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley NSW from Monday 21st to Tuesday 22nd July 2019.

Hosted by Materials Australia and The Australian Ceramic Society, CAMS 2018 is Australia's largest interdisciplinary technical meeting on the latest advances in materials science, engineering and technology.

EuroCoalAsh 2019 is an international conference concerned with the use of Coal Combustion Products (CCPs) in the construction industry in Europe.

American Coal Ash Association has commenced celebrating the organization’s 50th anniversary!

Attendees at the recnt ACAA Fall Meeting in New Orleans enjoyed presentations reviewing the association’s history during the Women’s Leadership Forum and a commemorative group luncheon. Now that history can also be enjoyed in a five-minute video available on-line.

RMIT University, Melbourne  are  hosting an invitation-only workshop focusing on engineered construction materials from recycled waste. The Ash Development Association of Australia's CEO, Craig Heidrich, has been invited to speak at this exclusive workshop about ash development in Australia.

The World of Coal Ash committee is now accepting abstract submissions for WOCA 2019. The application deadline is November 9, 2018. 

Entries are now open for the 2019 Awards for Excellence in Concrete Program.  

The following Standards Australia Publication has been published. 

AS 1141.24: 2018 - Methods for sampling and testing aggregates - Aggregate soundness - Evaluation by exposure to sodium sulphate solution

Multiple Standards Australia Drafts are open for comment, closing on 31 August 2018.  

The Concrete 2019 Scientific Committee  are  welcoming abstract submissions for the 29th Biennial National Conference of the Concrete Institute of Australia.