Agenda | Net Zero Construction Conference 2025

Explore the sessions, speakers, and topics shaping the future of sustainable construction at NOCC25.

N0CC 2022 SPEAKERS

Help us educate the construction industry on sustainable net zero practices.

10:00AM

Opening Remarks

Dr. Pouria Ghods

CEO and Co-Founder

Giatec Scientific Inc

10:05AM

Supplementary Cementitious Materials Reactivity: From Model Systems to Concrete Durability

Prannoy Suraneni

Knight Career Development Assistant Professor Civil and Architectural Engineering

University of Miami

10:35AM

Concrete Carbon Solution

Tien Peng

Senior Vice President, Sustainability, Codes and Standards

National Ready Mixed Concrete Association

Katie Poss

Director, Sustainability Initiatives

National Ready Mixed Concrete Association

10:35AM

Self-Sufficient Reactive-Transport Modeling: A Tool to Produce Concrete with Low Carbon Footprint

Dr. Burkan Isgor, PE

Civil & Construction Engineering Professor

Oregon State University

11:05AM

Break

11:10AM

Climate Action Through Design

Ann Fu

Architect

Gensler

11:10AM

Linking Thermodynamic Modeling with SCM Reactivity to Design Efficient Concrete Mixtures that Reduce the Carbon Footprint

Dr. Jason Weiss

Professor and Head of the School of Civil and Construction Engineering

Oregon State University

12:00PM

Networking

12:30PM

Mapping the Emergence and Diffusion of GHG Mitigation Policies in the Pavement Sector Through the Lens of Life Cycle Assessment

Hessam AzariJafari

Research Affiliate

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

12:50PM

Panel- Overcoming Roadblocks to A Green Future

Panelist

Dr. Aali Alizadeh

Co-Founder, President, and CTO

Giatec Scientific Inc

Panelist

Andrew Fahim

Senior Director, Research

Giatec Scientific Inc

Panelist

Brianne Stewart

Construction Technology Manager

Milwaukee Tool

Panelist

Dr. Chris Shearer

Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Panelist

Daniella Meyer

Partner Manager

Procore

Panelist

Dr. Doug Hooton

Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering

University of Toronto

2:05PM

Activity

2:15PM

Improving Performance of Concrete for Sustainable Infrastructure

Oscar Antommattei

2:55PM

The Sustainable Innovation for Precast Concrete

Ricardo Remus

CEO

Sonocrete GmbH

2:55PM

Cold Weather Admixtures and Freeze Resistant Concrete

Dr. Caroline Talbot, PE

Director Marketing Admixtures and Concrete Technologies

The Euclid Chemical Company

3:25PM

Break

3:30PM

Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality

Rick Bohan, PE

Vice president of Sustainability

PCA

3:50PM

Reducing the CO2 Footprint of Concrete by Combining Slag Cement with Portland Limestone Cement

Dr. Doug Hooton

Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering

University of Toronto

4:30PM

Closing Remarks

Dr. Aali Alizadeh

Co-Founder, President, and CTO

Giatec Scientific Inc.

Agenda | Net Zero Construction Conference 2025

N0CC 2022 SPEAKERS

10:00AM

Opening Remarks

10:05AM

Supplementary Cementitious Materials Reactivity: From Model Systems to Concrete Durability

10:35AM

Concrete Carbon Solution

10:35AM

Self-Sufficient Reactive-Transport Modeling: A Tool to Produce Concrete with Low Carbon Footprint

11:05AM

Break

11:10AM

Climate Action Through Design

11:10AM

Linking Thermodynamic Modeling with SCM Reactivity to Design Efficient Concrete Mixtures that Reduce the Carbon Footprint

12:00PM

Networking

12:30PM

Mapping the Emergence and Diffusion of GHG Mitigation Policies in the Pavement Sector Through the Lens of Life Cycle Assessment

12:50PM

Panel- Overcoming Roadblocks to A Green Future

2:05PM

Activity

2:15PM

Improving Performance of Concrete for Sustainable Infrastructure

2:55PM

The Sustainable Innovation for Precast Concrete

2:55PM

Cold Weather Admixtures and Freeze Resistant Concrete

3:25PM

Break

3:30PM

Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality

3:50PM

Reducing the CO2 Footprint of Concrete by Combining Slag Cement with Portland Limestone Cement

4:30PM

Closing Remarks

4:35PM

Networking - Part II

Circular Economy in Construction – Part 1