Reference number : 172-2025-2026-Q4-1040666, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Board of Governors of the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, recipient country : CA, recipient province : AB, recipient city : Calgary|Calgary, recipient postal code : T2M 0L4, program name english : Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives, program name french : Programme de collaboration en science, en technologie et en innovation - Initiatives de collaboration en R-D, program purpose english : Collaborate on multiparty research and development programs to catalyze transformative, high-risk, high-reward research with the potential for game-changing scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs in priority areas., program purpose french : Collaborer à des programmes multipartites de recherche-développement dans le but de profiter de la synergie entre la recherche transformatrice à haut risque et à haut rendement et le potentiel de découvertes scientifiques et de percées technologiques révolutionnaires dans des secteurs d’intervention prioritaires., agreement title english : Durable Low-Carbon Sidewalk Concrete: Integrating CO₂-Sequestered SCMs and Graphene for Net-Zero Infrastructure, agreement title french : Béton de trottoir durable à faible carbone : intégration de SCM séquestrant le CO₂ et du graphène, agreement number : 1040666, agreement value : 416350.0, agreement start date : 2026-03-25, agreement end date : 2029-03-31, description english : The Centre for Innovation and Research in Advanced Manufacturing and Materials (CIRAMM) at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology is collaborating with the City of Calgary (City) to develop durable, low-carbon sidewalk concrete suited to Alberta’s climate. Leading a consortium of partners, over three years CIRAMM aims to help the City reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with cement production while reducing premature infrastructure deterioration to lower annual maintenance costs. Working with the support of a NRC collaborator and industry partners Carbon Upcycling Technologies and Innova Cleantech, CIRAMM seeks to integrate CO₂-treated supplementary cementitious materials and graphene nanomaterials to produce and pilot-test optimized low-carbon sidewalk concrete mixes. The Project’s goal is to deliver a validated mix design achieving up to 30–50% embodied-carbon reduction, enhanced freeze–thaw durability, and a full-scale Calgary sidewalk pilot at Technology Readiness Level 8, providing data to guide municipal specification updates and national standards integration., description french : Des mélanges de béton durables et à faible empreinte carbone sont développés pour répondre aux conditions climatiques de l’Alberta.
L’intégration de matériaux traités au CO₂ et de graphène permet d’améliorer la durabilité et de réduire significativement les émissions, tout en fournissant des données utiles à l’évolution des normes., expected results english : In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators. In the long term, find collaborative solutions to public policy challenges and create stronger innovation systems., expected results french : À court terme, les résultats prévus seront des collaborations renforcées entre l'industrie, le milieu universitaire et le gouvernement pour soutenir l'excellence en recherche. À moyen terme, les résultats attendus seront le développement de nouvelles technologies potentiellement perturbatrices avec des collaborateurs. À long terme, trouver des solutions collaboratives aux défis des politiques publiques et créer des systèmes d'innovation plus solides., additional information english : nan, additional information french : nan, owner organization : nrc-cnrc, owner organization title : National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada