This two-part CPD course provides an introduction to Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methods and how to apply them in real-life situations. It will allow you to develop a thorough understanding of LCA and its practical application through case studies.

Please see the full course description for details (https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lifelearning/courses/life-cycle-assessment-theory-application)

This Part 1 CPD course provides an introduction to Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methods and how to apply them in real-life situations. It will allow you to develop a thorough understanding of LCA through case studies.

Please see the full course description for details (https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lifelearning/courses/life-cycle-assessment-theory-application)

The construction industry has been under pressure to shift towards sustainability by manufacturing Portland cement in energy saving ways and developing alternative low-carbon cement and concrete technology. However, industrial applications are still scarce due to the gap existing between the fundamental research and industrial use as well as the lack of standards and a skilled work force in this area.

To address the aforementioned challenges, the First International Conference on Innovation in Low-Carbon Cement and Concrete Technology (ILCCC2019) was held on the 24 - 26th June 2019 in London. The second of this conference series (ILCCC2024) to be held on 8-10^th July 2024 will again aim at exchanging the latest global scientific and technical achievements on low-carbon cement and concrete technology in order to promote their wide industrial applications.

The general topics to be covered will include:

• Manufacturing Portland cement in low-carbon and energy saving way
• Low-carbon cement and concrete technology based on non-Portland cement systems (e.g., alkali-activated cement and concrete, calcium sulfoaluminate, and MgO-based systems, etc.)
• Chemical admixtures for low-carbon cement and concrete
• Durability of low-carbon concrete
• 3-D printing, sprayed concrete
• Calcined clay, carbonation curing, microwave curing
• Computational modelling
• Standards and specifications for low-carbon cement and concrete

This Part 2 CPD course provides an introduction on the applications of systems thinking and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in the circular economy context, and how LCA and circular economy metrics and tools can be applied to track performance and prioritise actions relating to circular economy programmes in organisations.

Please see the full course description for details (https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lifelearning/courses/life-cycle-assessment-theory-application)