PCA Sustainability Summit

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Register Now: August 13-15, 2024

The second annual PCA Sustainability Summit will be held August 13 to 15, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. CDT each day.  

Join us for this virtual event as we delve into key levers toward net zero: 

  • Alternative Fuels, 
  • Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS), and 
  • Blended Cements. 

You'll also gain invaluable insights on developments within each portion of the value chain, including initiatives from the concrete and construction industry, as outlined in the PCA Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality.

2024 Agenda

DAY 1 – August 13th: Register Now

Welcome- Mike Ireland (10:00am- 10:15am CDT)

Keynote Session - Alternative Fuels (10:15 am-11:30am CDT)
Panel moderated by Emily McCarthy, PCA
   - Types of Alternatives Fuels Currently used in United States (Labor and Energy) ~15 min
         Emily McCarthy, MI, PCA  
   - Alternative Fuels in the U.S.
         Pete Paone- ZAP Engineering 
   - European Experiences with Alternative Fuels
         Nikos Nikolakakos, CemBureau
   - Moderated Q&A on the trajectory of alternative fuel use in the U.S.

Concrete Link Updates (11:30 – 12:00 CDT)
   - Mixture Optimization - Presented by NRMCA
       - Lionel Lemay, NRMCA 
       - Heather Brown, Irving Materials, Inc. 
       - Ryan Cialdella, Ozinga 
       - Alana Guzzetta, Vulcan Materials Company 

 

DAY 2 – August 14th: Register Now

Keynote Session - CCUS (10am-11:30am CDT)
   - Cross-Sectoral Approaches
         Brad Crabtree, DOE IEDO TBD
   - Project Example Update: Brevik Plant, Norway
         John Kline, Kline Consulting 
Construction Link Updates (11:30 – 12:00 CDT)
   - Decarbonization Playbook - Presented by AGC

DAY 3 – August 15th: Register Now

Keynote Session – Blended Cements (10am-11:15am CDT)
   - Timeline of Blended Cements Usage in the U.S., Canada and Europe
         Nick Popoff, Votorantim Cimentos  
   - Performance Characteristics of Blended Cements (Fresh and Hardened Properties)
         Mark Niemuth, CEMEX
   - Implementation of Blended Cements from plan to construction site
         Leopold Spenner, Alcemy

Carbon Uptake Link Updates (11:15 – 11:45 CDT)
   - Status of Industry Research and Metrics to Date - Presented by NIST

Policy Asks 11:45 – 11:55 CDT
   - Sean O’Neill 

Summit Wrap-up (11:55-Noon) 
   - Rick Bohan