Maria Perzon and Hanna Ljungstedt will present the project Hoppet (‘hope’ or ‘leap’). Hoppet, Sweden’s first modern ‘fossil-free’ construction project, is an initiative with the purpose of creating better conditions for fossil-free constructions. The first milestone is to build a preschool, constructed as far as possible with fossil-free material and procedures. From resource extraction to construction site and operation.

Contact for more information: johan.rootzen@chalmers.se ida.karlsson@chalmers.se

Professor Guillaume Habert will present some of the key findings from a recent study that investigates the practices and technologies that can be implemented to significantly reduce CO2 emissions from the cement and concrete sector in Europe by 2050. The report from the study "A sustainable future for the European cement and concrete industry – Technology assessment for full decarbonisation of the industry by 2050" was released in october 2018 and can be downloaded here https://europeanclimate.org/a-sustainable-future-for-the-european-cement-and-concrete-industry-technology-assessment-for-full-decarbonisation-of-the-industry-by-2050/

The study was conducted by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETHZ), Zürich, and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne and commissioned by the European Climate Foundation.

Contact for more information: johan.rootzen@chalmers.se ida.karlsson@chalmers.se

Gunnar Ruist from Outukumpu will talk about challenges and opportunities facing the stainless steel industry in the ongoing climate transition. The stainless steel industry, which to a large extent base production on recycled steel, is an important supplier of building and infrastructure sector.

Contact for more information: johan.rootzen@chalmers.se ida.karlsson@chalmers.se

Stefan Uppenberg (WSP) and his colleagues have in two recent projects (Kontrollstation 2018 (Trafikverket, Sweden)  and Impres (e.g. UK, US and Australia)) explored how climate procurement requirements have been and can be used to facilitate the low-carbon transition in the construction sector. Final reports from both projects are due in January so Stefan will use this opportunity to present and discuss some of the key finding.

Contact for more information: johan.rootzen@chalmers.se ida.karlsson@chalmers.se