New MD for C&CI

Bryan Perrie has been appointed Managing Director of the Cement & Concrete Institute with effect from 1 May 2008, in succession to Dr Graham Grieve who will be taking early retirement at the end of August. Bryan, who joined the Institute in 1984, holds a MSc Eng from Wits. He is regarded as one of South Africa's top authorities on concrete pavements both locally and internationally.

23 - 26 July See you there

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Concrete Basics for Building
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New mechanistic design for concrete pavements

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Cement and Concrete Conferences

South African

Green Building Conference and Exhibition 2008 will be hosted by the Gauteng Institute for Architecture and the Wits School of Architecture as well as carrying the endorsement of the Commonwealth Association of Architects.Other partnerships include the Council for the Built Environment and the Enerkey Programme (JET Cities and the University of Johannesburg).

The Green Building Conference is validated for CPD for Architects, Engineers and Quantity Surveyors.

Topics covered include Sustainable Urban Planning; Retrofitting; Green Building Design; Green Building Materials and Technologies.  Parallel lecture and workshop streams will examine green building within different types of buildings, from shopping centres to hospitals and resorts.

For further information or bookings contact Tanitha Jolly 021 674 5725 tanitha@greenbuilding.co.za

ICCRRR 2008 focuses on the increasingly important aspect in modern infrastructure provision and retention: that of appropriately repairing, maintaining, rehabilitating, and if necessary retrofitting existing infrastructure with a view to extending its life and maximising its economic return. ICCRRR is intended to bring together practicing engineers, scientists, specifiers, researchers and others from around the world to share knowledge and experience on current developments in concrete repair, rehabilitation and retrofitting, as well as structural performance and material durability.  

International

XXIII UIA World Congress on Architecture: transmitting architecture
Turin, Italy, 29 June - 3 July 2008
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Calcium Aluminate Cements 2008, The Centenary Conference
Palais del Papes, Avignon, France, 30 June - 2 July 2008

http://lmc.epfl.ch/lmc

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www.ctucongress.co.uk
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7th RILEM International Symposium on Fibre Reinforced Concrete -
Design and Applications (BEFIB 2008)
Chennai, India, 17-19 September 2008

www.befib2008.iitm.ac.in
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8th International Conference on Creep, Shrinkage and Durability of Concrete and Concrete Structures (CONCREEP 8)
Ise-Shima, Japan, 30 Sept - 2 Oct 2008

http://concreep8.jp
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Iconexpo 2009 -  International Concrete Exposition
Indiana Convention Centre, Indiananpolis, Indiana, 26-28 February 2009

Combined trade show for the producers of concrete, masonry and hardscape products, jointly sponsored by the Cast Stone Institute (CSI), the Interlocking Pavement Institute (ICPI), the National Masonry Association (NCMA), and the Portland Cement Association (PCA).

www.iconexpo.org

Concrete: 21st Century Superhero. Building a sustainable future
Business Design Centre, London, 22-24 June 2009

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