Nordic webinar: CO₂-uptake in concrete

Join us for an engaging digital webinar that examines how carbonation enhances the environmental performance of concrete.
Concrete absorbs CO₂ from the atmosphere throughout its lifetime. How can we benefit from of the natural carbonation process on our path to net-zero concrete?
Across the Nordic region, efforts are ongoing on multiple fronts to reduce concrete’s CO₂ emissions. We are replacing Portland cement with supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) and we will soon utilize CCS cement. The contribution of carbonation is also significant. Carbonation is a natural process that is already occurring, yet few have included it in their Environmental Product Declarations.
How significant is the impact of carbonation, and how should we document it?
In this Nordic webinar, we dive deeper into the role of carbonation from an environmental perspective.
Session Chair: Christoffer Vikne Moen, Heidelberg Materials Northern Europe
Anne Rønning, NORSUS Norwegian Institute for Sustainability Research, Norway
- Carbonation calculator for use in Environmental Product Declarations (EPD)
Riku Paavilainen, Tampere University, Finland
- Carbonation of low carbon concrete – Results of an accelerated carbonation experiment conducted on various concrete mix designs
Alexander Oliva Rivera, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Sweden
- Carbonation in concrete after its service life – A case study on uptake of atmospheric CO2 in different storage conditions and grain sizes
The link to the digital webinar will be sent to registered participants in advance.
Who should attend?
Suppliers of concrete and concrete products
Environmental consultants and sustainability officers
Engineers and project managers in the construction sector
Researchers and academics in concrete and environmental technology