The Concrete Centre will be hosting a webinar on Thursday 10th October 2024 (12:30pm - 2:00pm)

Webinar info:

Enabling greater circularity across the built environment using concrete and encouraging the retention of concrete's value throughout all stages of its life cycle is one of the five core commitments of the UK concrete industry‘s refreshed sustainability strategy. 

This event brings together experts instrumental in evolving greater understanding in this area of development, helping to highlight opportunities for further improvement, as part of the development of a Circular Economy Action Plan for UK concrete.

Join us to hear about some of the activity taking place and to help prioritise further action.

The event will include sessions gathering online audience feedback via Slido in response to questions regarding opportunities and barriers for enabling and supporting concrete’s evolving role in a more circular economy.

Programme:

12 Introduction and welcome – Elaine Toogood, Director, Architecture and Sustainable Design, The Concrete Centre

• Elaine will introduce the event and provide an overview of the UK Concrete Circular Economy Framework

12 Panel presentations 

• Each panelist will introduce themselves and provide an overview of the work they have been doing to help identify, measure, improve and facilitate activity that supports a more circular economy using concrete.
  • Nitesh Magdani, Founder, Net Positive Solutions
  • Dr Michal Drewniok, Lecturer in Civil Engineering ,Leeds University
  • Dr Flavie Lowres, Director, Green Thinking Limited 
  • Tom Redfern, Senior Sustainability Specialist, Aggregate Industries

13 Questions and panel discussion 

• Questions will be posed to the audience for live collection via Slido and discussion with the panel.

13 Thanks and next steps – Elaine Toogood, Director, Architecture and Sustainable Design, The Concrete Centre

14:00 End