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Dear Colleague

On the behalf of Organizing Committee Members, we feel privileged to invite you for our upcoming International Conference on Green Construction 2023 which will celebrate in Cordoba (Spain) during November 27-28, 2023.

This conference offers an important opportunity for researchers, students and professional workers to discuss a wide variety of topics related to the use of environmentally friendly technology in the field of building and construction.

Contributions about the following topics are welcome; however issues are not limited to them:

• Advanced Building Materials
• Carbon Capture and Utilization
• Circular Economy and Sustainability
• Energy Efficient Buildings and Smart Technologies
• New construction methods

General Information

ICGC 2023 is an international forum for the exchange of ideas and information on green construction. This conference offers an important opportunity for researchers, students and professional workers to discuss a wide variety of topics related to the use of environmentally friendly technology in the field of building and construction, what leaves a lighter footprint on the environment through a good management, a rational utilization and conservation of energy and material resources.

Construction sector is responsible for a significant share of global consumption of energy, electricity, water and materials. According to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) of the United Nations, the CO2 production of this industry is almost 20% of global emissions. Development of new more efficient construction methods and technologies with a reduced level of environmental impact is necessary. ICGC 2023 pretends to be a forum to study possibilities of these new technologies and the state of research about this field.

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Conference Topics

The International Scientific Committee (ISC) and the Organizing Committee (OC) of ICGC 2023 would like to invite you to participate and submit contributions relevant to the followings topics; however issues are not limited to them:

• Advanced Building Materials
• Carbon Capture and Utilization
• Circular Economy and Sustainability
• Energy Efficient Buildings and Smart Technologies
• New construction methods

Advanced Building Materials

Today, the new construction materials are addressing aspects such as ultra-high strength and durability properties, alkaline activation, photocatalysis, self-cleaning, self-healing concrete, 3D printed graphene, translucent wood, liquid granite and others.

This topic includes:

• Alkali-activated materials
• Innovative and functional building materials
• New building materials to change the construction sector.
• Photocatalysis and self-cleaning materials
• Ultra-efficient insulation materials
• Ultra-High-performance concrete

Carbon Capture and Utilization

CO₂ is the main responsible for the greenhouse effect and therefore for global warming. Climate change mitigation is a priority for the Environment. The development of new CO₂ adsorbing materials and new building materials with a low or zero carbon footprint will be an opportunity in the next years.

This topic includes:

• New CO₂ adsorbing materials.
• Uses of CO₂ in the building sector.
• Strategies to reduce the carbon footprint of building materials.
• Accelerated carbonation.
• Economic effects

Circular Economy and Sustainability

0ne of the actions proposed by the European Union for implantation of Circular Economy and Sustainability underlines the use of waste as secondary raw materials (SRM). This initiative will give a second life to waste that is initially destined for landfills. Likewise, this will reduce the consumption of natural resources, save energy, reduce materials costs and waste dumping.

This topic includes:

• Construction and demolition waste
• Industrial waste as secondary raw materials and environmental risks
• Life Cycle Assessment
• Recycled aggregates (coarse, fine and filler) and uses.
• Recycling and resources recovery
• Sustainable building materials for combating climate change

Energy Efficient Buildings and Smart Technologies

One of the most important engineering problems at present is the growing consumption of energy in the world and its influence on the environment and climate change. Use of Renewable Energy and more efficient systems in construction will allow to reduce this impact.

This Topic includes:

• Renewable energy: wind power, solar energy, hydroelectricity, biomass, geothermal…
• Energy saving and storage.
• Sustainable and efficient energy systems
• Energy conversion systems
• Smart and efficient buildings and cities.
• Energy valorization of waste

New construction methods

The transformation of the construction sector involves the incorporation of new construction methods that include aspects such as industrialized construction, robotization, 3D printing and the use of artificial intelligence, among others.

This topic includes:

• 3D printing in the construction industry
• Construction 5.0 (BIM, drones, robots, digitalization, artificial intelligence and sustainability)
• Eco-efficient solutions
• Modern methods and equipment
• Modular construction and advanced prefabrication
• Supply chain management