SDC Technology Forums Showcases Concrete Industry Innovation
The ACI Foundation’s Strategic Development Council (SDC) will host several Technology Showcases at its Technology Forum 42 taking place September 6-7, in Reston, Va. These showcases highlight new and innovative equipment, materials, and applications that have the potential to and advance the industry. The SDC collaborates across the concrete industry to address technical challenges within the industry and create a forum for the introduction and nurturing of new technologies. Twice per year, SDC hosts technology forums, which are 1.5-day technical conferences that are meant to highlight innovative technologies and research the SDC perceives as having positive productivity or economic impacts on the industry.
Oceans Technology Group will present Zero Thermal, a patented algae-based supplementary binder and additive for concrete. Zero Thermal works through exothermic reaction and formation of covalent bonds, and can provide advanced thermal properties, increased R-values, anti-corrosive attributes, and offers mold and mildew control.