Plenary keynote lecturers
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Professor Surendra P Shah
Northwestern McCormick School of Engineering
USA
Topic: Nanotechnology and Sustainability of Cement Based Materials
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Professor Karen Scrivener
Construction Materials Laboratory LMC, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne EPFL
Switzerland
Topic: Roadmap of development and application of sustainable materials
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Jannie S.J. van Deventer, PhD
Zeobond Pty Ltd – Geopolymer & Alkali-activated Technology
Australia
Topic: Alkali-activated technology – from laboratory to real scale application
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Jens Laustsen, MArch
Coordinator of the Concerted Action on Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
Topic: CA EPBD supporting transition towards NZEB buildings
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Professor Kei-ichi Imamoto
Tokyo University of Science
Japan
Topic: Field survey on re-bar corrosion of carbonated existing concrete buildings in Japan
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André Orcesi, PhD
Testing and modelling for civil and urban engineering (EMGCU), Materials and Structures Department
IFSTTAR
France
Topic: Designing and managing structures in a life-cycle perspective
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Professor John Dalsgaard Sørensen
Department of Civil Engineering, Aalborg University
Denmark
Topic: Probabilistic design of wind turbine concrete components subject to fatigue
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PD Dr. rer. nat. Ernst Niederleithinger
Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM)
Germany
Topic: Ultrasonic monitoring of structural concrete elements
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Predrag L. Popovic, S.E., P.E.
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
USA
Topic: Practical Applications of Non-Destructive Testing in Assessment and Repairs of Structures
Session keynote lecturers
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Professor Mark Bomberg
McMaster University, Hamilton
Canada
Topic: A path to Near zero energy buildings in the future
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Professor Emeritus David W. Yarbrough
R&D Services Inc.
USA
Topic: From log houses to Near zero energy buildings