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CoMSIRU students bid farewell to visiting intern from France

CoMSIRU hosted Gaspard Clamagirand from CESI Engineering School France for an internship at UCT Civil Engineering Department where he gained practical experience in concrete materials and testing

The Future of Construction in Africa 2025

CoMSIRU PhD candidates Areej Gamieldien and Jaziitha Simon attended EPFLs Future of Construction in Africa workshop in Lausanne (Sept 15-16 2025) focusing on low-carbon cement LC3 technology and sustainable construction strategies across Af

CoMSIRU at the 79th RILEM Annual Week & ICONS 2025 in Hanoi, Vietnam

CoMSIRU students Areej Gamieldien & Jaziitha Simon, with Prof. Beushausen, attended 79th RILEM Week/ICONS 2025 in Hanoi (Aug 22-28, 2025). Conference focused on sustainable construction, digitalization, circular economy & resource efficienc

CoMSIRU Field Trip to Steenbras dam and pump station

CoMSIRU conducted an educational visit to the Steenbras Hydro Pump Station and Dam

Prof. Hans Beushausen confirmed as President-Elect of RILEM

Exciting news from the recent RILEM Week in Toulouse as Professor Hans Beushausen has been confirmed as President-Elect of RILEM

Representatives of CoMSIRU at the Net-Zero Future 2024 Conference. From the left: Prof Hans Beushausen (Supervisor), Jaziitha Simon, Areej Gamieldien, Joanitta Ndawula, and Nicholas Jarratt

CoMSIRU at the Net-Zero Future 2024 Conference in Oslo, Norway

CoMSIRU PhD students and Prof Hans Beushausen attend the inaugural Net-Zero Future Conference in Oslo, Norway.

CoMSIRU academics attend Innovandi GCCRN annual gathering

Emeritus Professor Mark Alexander and PhD scholar Areej Gamieldien represented UCT and CoMSIRU at the Innovandi Global Cement and Concrete Research Network (GCCRN) annual gathering.....

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

CoMSIRU's Nicholas Jarratt attends Concrete Expert Forum in Athens Greece to engage in open discussions on the current challenges facing the concrete industry....

Stanford - Elsevier's Top 2% Scientist Rankings

In 2023, UCT had 136 academics listed in the Stanford Top 2% of scientists worldwide. Among these are CoMSIRU's Prof Mark Alexander and Prof Hans Beushausen...

CoMSIRU talks service life design of reinforced structures

In a recent EBE talks episode, Prof Mark Alexander and Prof Hans Beushausen discussed a practical carbonation model for service life design of reinforced concrete structures developed from research undertaken by CoMSIRU....

CoMSIRU well represented in the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)

CoMSIRU directors Prof Hans Beushausen, Prof Mark Alexander, and Prof Pilate Moyo continue to be honoured and recognised as some of the country's most outstanding and celebrated research scholars by ASSAf....

CoMSIRU shares enlightening perspectives about high-strength concrete

CoMSIRU shares insights on EBE talks, unpacking high-strength concrete performance misconceptions....

Net-Zero Future 2024 Conference - Call for papers

The 1st International Conference on Net-Zero Built Environment: Innovations in Materials, Structures, and Management Practices is set to take place in Oslo, Norway from 19th to 21st June 2024.

Being Green podcast feature: Decarbonizing concrete

Glynis Crook from Fine Music Radio engages in a discussion with Emeritus Professor Mark Alexander regarding his recently published co-authored paper, on possible mitigation of the adverse environmental effects associated with concrete.

Improving material efficiency by decarbonizing concrete production: Insights

Emeritus Prof. Mark Alexander of CoMSIRU, Josefine Olsson, and Associate Prof. Sabbie Miller from the University of California, Davis, USA, share insights into near-term pathways for decarbonising global concrete production.

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