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Boudewijn Piscaer ... UNIVERDE

UNIVERDE pursues the objective of making the 2nd most used construction material, civil concrete, more sustainable.

Burgess COMMENTARY

Peter Burgess

http://univerde.nl/

The major shareholder of UNIVERDE Agencies s.a.r.l., Boudewijn PISCAER, a sustainable concrete philosopher, has decided to take a couple of half year sabbaticals.

In 2009 he initiated the European Eco-Innovation SUSTCON EPV project (www.sustcon.org) that has come to an end. Action is expected now by the 4 project partners. Since this time he has delivered several key-note talks around the world:, From Dundee Scotland to Wuhan China as well as Johannesburg South Africa.

UNIVERDE continues to pursue the objective of making the 2nd most used construction material, civil concrete, more sustainable.

• People (Social impact): proof was delivered that concrete can contribute to reduce poverty and lifting the profession to a higher level of engagement.
• Planet (Environmental impact): More then 750 M. tons of CO2 and 800 M. tons of raw materials can be reduced per year by applying Best Practice.
• Profit/Prosperity: for the suppliers this can be maintained if they move from volume to quality, doing more with less.

• UNIVERDE remains a Consult to selected companies who share similar goals and visions.
• Besides the focus on concrete binders, UNIVERDE will follow the feasibility of Bio Based Aggregates.
• UNIVERDE will help support the continuing Education of concrete, at all levels.
• MVO (CSR) Nl, Netwerk beton, participation in the Concrete Innovation implementation group.

• Rabat Morocco (Nov.2013), CMSS congres 2013
• Mumbai, India (Feb.2014), Fib congres
• Zagreb, Croatia (June 2014) RILEM International workshop

+31 622 54 55 12
b.piscaer@univerde.nl bmpiscaer
http://www.linkedin.com/in/bpiscaer

Presentations and articles PDF's

I. Sustainability in general

• Sustainability 'Do or Die'
• R.O.I.2 = Return on Investment by Involvement
• Corporate Social Responsibility (Beyond Voluntarism)
• Sustainable Development for Dummies
• From Volume to Quality (industrial Ecology)

II. Concrete performance

• Concrete PERFORMANCE (myth of standards)
• Sustainability and Concrete, a big step
• Beton und Nachhaltigkeit, Große Schritte
• Supplementary Cementing Materials
• Towards 'Real-Crete'