Tuesday, June 24th
09:00 - 10:00 CET
Online
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Future of Concrete Assessment
Learn how building owners and consultants are reducing costs, save time, and meet sustainability goals using non-invasive 3D concrete scanning technology. Featuring real-life cases from projects in Norway, the USA and beyond.
We are surrounded by an aging built world and we need to improve the way we take care of what has already been built. Traditional concrete inspection methods are slow, disruptive and costly. And digital solutions are no longer optional — it’s essential.
In this online webinar, we introduce an X-ray vision for concrete that delivers precise, actionable insights, cuts project costs, saves weeks of work, and enables smarter maintenance planning. We will share lessons from two real-world projects:
Avoiding Unnecessary Costs Through Early-Stage Insights
Project Location: Governors Island, New York
Governors Island in New York is emerging as a global hub for climate solutions — and the construction industry is a key part of the conversation. With over half of NYC’s waste coming from construction and demolition, the lack of scalable tools for assessing and reusing building materials drives unnecessary emissions, landfill use, and environmental injustice. The Trust for Governors Island is working to address this challenge head-on by supporting innovative approaches that reduce embodied carbon and promote circular practices in the built environment.
You’ll get to know the the specific challenges faced at this project, how they are addressed, and look at real-world scans from the field.
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Avoiding Unnecessary Costs Through Early-Stage Insights
Project Location: Kristiansand, Norway
Kjetil-André Nord from COWI will share how they approached structural assessment challenges during the rehabilitation of Kristiansand Airport (Kjevik Lufthavn). As engineering consultants responsible for evaluating existing concrete structures, they faced uncertainties that could have led to overdesign, added costs, and delayed progress.
We will reflect on the differences between traditional methods concrete assessment methods and the data delivered by using ground-penetrating radar (GPR) technology, and explore the broader opportunities COWI sees for applying it in future infrastructure and rehabilitation projects.
