Sustainable construction: building tomorrow’s world

The Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) of the World Business Council for Sustainability Development (WBCSD) will hold its 7th annual forum meeting at the River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond-Vancouver/Canada. The online registration will open in April 2013. The event is co-hosted by HeidelbergCement and ­Lafarge, with support from the Cement Association of Canada (CAC). The two-day programme will be structured around plenary meetings, breakout dialogues sessions and site visits of some of the most outstanding sustainable constructions in the area. During which the delegates will have the chance to learn about the latest trends in the building materials market worldwide, to understand stakeholders expectations and to analyze different approaches to encourage adoption of sustainability elements in mainstream constructions.
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