Concrete Expert Forum: Rethinking the Concrete of the 21st Century

Nicholas Jarratt, a PhD candidate under the Concrete Materials and Structural Integrity Research Unit (CoMSIRU), was invited to attend the Concrete Expert Forum in Athens, Greece, in March 2024. The forum was hosted by Penetron and attended by representatives from various sectors of the cement and concrete industry, including engineering and construction material consultants and academics. The current challenges facing the concrete industry were discussed, as well as how new concrete technologies and rethinking specifications and design codes can improve performance and reduce the carbon footprint of concrete materials.