Workshop on Low-Carbon Concrete: Industry Trends and their Impact on ASTM Cement and Concrete Standards
(In-person only event)
Date: December 7, 2025
Event Location: Hilton Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Organized by: ASTM Committee C01 on Cement and Committee C09 on Concrete and Concrete Aggregates
About the Event
The Workshop on Low-Carbon Concrete: Industry Trends and their Impact on ASTM Cement and Concrete Standards will be held December 7, 2025, from 1:00pm - 7:00pm EST. The workshop is organized by ASTM Committee C01 on Cement and Committee C09 on Concrete and Concrete Aggregates, and will be held at the Hilton Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, United States in conjunction with the standards development meetings of the committee. The language of the workshop will be English.
Objective and Scope
This workshop will examine the release of new code requirements, government grants, and the increased use of reduced carbon materials, and their impact on ASTM International’s standards, guides, practices, and test methods used in the cement and concrete industry.
Topics for this workshop include:
- Common definitions
- GWP (basics, calculations, examples)
- PCR and EPDs (what are they, how are they obtained, where are they sourced, how long are they good for)
- Low-carbon, reduced-carbon, and net zero
- What are the implications or missing elements within the cement and concrete committees’ documents that need to be addressed?
- What does this mean for testing (procedures, results, prequalification), timeliness of results versus application?
- Qualification, classification, and definition of new materials
- Adapting and new materials such as Type IL or Type IT cement, SCMs, etc.
- Policy adoptions in practice, i.e. who is using or demanding this type of concrete?
Abstract Submission
To participate in the symposiumworkshop, authors must submit a 250 to 300-word preliminary abstract no later than May 16, 2025 to the workshop chairs, Rich Szecsy or Nick Popoff.
Abstracts must include the presenter’s name, their organization/affiliation, email address, and phone number at a minimum to be considered for this event. The Workshop Chairs will notify authors of their abstract’s acceptance for presentation by mid-July.
Technical Program
A technical program (presentation times and titles, and presenters’ names) will be posted on the ASTM website by September 2025.
Registration
Registration opens approximately 10 weeks before the start of the workshop.
Technical Chair Contact Information
Rich Szecsy
Big Town Concrete
Email: rich.szecsy@gmail.com
Phone: +1 214-202-1379
Nick Popoff
St Marys Cement
Email: njpopoff@comcast.net
Phone: +1 313-849-4566
Hotel Information
The event will be held at the Hilton Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia. More information on how to make your sleeping room reservation will be posted approximately 12 weeks prior to the start of the event.
Standards Development Meetings
Committees C01 and C09 invite you to attend their future standards development meetings. There is no fee to attend these meetings, and membership in ASTM International is not required to attend. For more information about the committees and their future meetings, please visit the Committee C01 Homepage and the Committee C09 Homepage.