XIII DBMC - 13th International Conference on Building Materials and Components

S�o Paulo | 02 - 05 September 2014 Conference Submissions Information Contacts Invitation Invitation Committees Themes About São Paulo Authors Instructions Conference Programme Presentations Institutional Registration Accommodation Tours Sponsors Contacts The ability to predict the service life—the durability—of a new building material is being ardently sought after in many parts of the world. Widespread efforts are correspondingly being made to increase the durability of materials already in wide use. …. Any estimate of the economic losses resulting from failures in durability lead inevitably to dollar figures so astronomically large that they are usually regarded with incredulity. R. F. Legget, Proc of the 1st DBMC Ottawa, 21-23 Aug. 1978. Some 35 years after the 1st DBMC (Ottawa, 1978), durability is an even more important subject. At that time, an accurate service life estimate was considered a condition to life cycle cost (LCC) analysis. Nowadays, service life is also crucial information for the environmental life cycle analysis (LCA). The relevance of durability became widely recognized among scientists: in 1992 the World Business Council for Sustainable Development coined the term “eco-efficiency”, referring to a higher production with fewer environmental and economic resources and less environmental impact. The increase of durability (or service life) of products is one of the critical tools to improve eco-efficiency. In this period the research community, which was organized into CIB and RILEM working groups, developed a methodology to plan and predict the service life of buildings and constructed assets at the design stage, which was consolidated in the ISO 15686-x standards. As a result of these scientific advances, the degradation factors and mechanisms of most materials and their assemblies are now much better comprehended. IT advances facilitate to mapping the relevant environmental variables by using GIS platforms. Dose-response functions are available, making possible the estimation of degradation rates by combining environmental variables with material characteristics. Even effects of climate change on service life have been a matter of discussion. Altogether, it is an impressive achievement, recorded in the previous 12 DBMC conferences. However, despite this scientific progress, the use of these tools in day-to-day production processes, including materials and components R&D, architecture and civil engineering design, and environmental and economic life cycle analysis is still very limited in most countries. Today’s research challenge is no only to increase the knowledge in the field, but also to make this knowledge readily available to the society, by developing more user‑friendly tools and better educate engineers and architects on the use of these tools. We invite you to participate in this adventure by joining the XIII DBMC in São Paulo, Brazil, from 3-5 September 2014, as an author, sponsor or attendee. This XIII DBMC will occur simultaneously with the prestigious 68th RILEM Week , a multidisciplinary event that will gather the RILEM committees. This is an unique opportunity to share your knowledge and to enjoy the Brazilian mix of ethnicities and long-standing customs and traditions and pleasant climate that resulted in a rich and diverse culture. An exuberant nature is found everywhere in tropical Brazil, including in its 7.000 kilometers of beaches, in the Amazon Forest, and in the amazing Pantanal that is a 150.000km² wetland home of an impressive biodiversity. São Paulo, which is the country’s economic powerhouse, is a large city and a very convenient hub for visiting the country. The city is famous for its thriving cultural life, impressive architecture and sophisticated cuisine. The Organizing Committee, supported by the Escola Politecnica, University of São Paulo and Secovi SP, which is the largest real estate industry association in Brazil, is preparing a program that includes both technical and cultural activities you cannot miss. We look forward to welcoming you to Sao Paulo! The Organizing Committee Conference | Submissions | Information | Contacts

S�o Paulo | 02 - 05 September 2014 Conference Submissions Information Contacts

S�o Paulo | 02 - 05 September 2014

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Invitation Committees Themes About São Paulo Authors Instructions Conference Programme Presentations Institutional Registration Accommodation Tours Sponsors Contacts The ability to predict the service life—the durability—of a new building material is being ardently sought after in many parts of the world. Widespread efforts are correspondingly being made to increase the durability of materials already in wide use. …. Any estimate of the economic losses resulting from failures in durability lead inevitably to dollar figures so astronomically large that they are usually regarded with incredulity. R. F. Legget, Proc of the 1st DBMC Ottawa, 21-23 Aug. 1978. Some 35 years after the 1st DBMC (Ottawa, 1978), durability is an even more important subject. At that time, an accurate service life estimate was considered a condition to life cycle cost (LCC) analysis. Nowadays, service life is also crucial information for the environmental life cycle analysis (LCA). The relevance of durability became widely recognized among scientists: in 1992 the World Business Council for Sustainable Development coined the term “eco-efficiency”, referring to a higher production with fewer environmental and economic resources and less environmental impact. The increase of durability (or service life) of products is one of the critical tools to improve eco-efficiency. In this period the research community, which was organized into CIB and RILEM working groups, developed a methodology to plan and predict the service life of buildings and constructed assets at the design stage, which was consolidated in the ISO 15686-x standards. As a result of these scientific advances, the degradation factors and mechanisms of most materials and their assemblies are now much better comprehended. IT advances facilitate to mapping the relevant environmental variables by using GIS platforms. Dose-response functions are available, making possible the estimation of degradation rates by combining environmental variables with material characteristics. Even effects of climate change on service life have been a matter of discussion. Altogether, it is an impressive achievement, recorded in the previous 12 DBMC conferences. However, despite this scientific progress, the use of these tools in day-to-day production processes, including materials and components R&D, architecture and civil engineering design, and environmental and economic life cycle analysis is still very limited in most countries. Today’s research challenge is no only to increase the knowledge in the field, but also to make this knowledge readily available to the society, by developing more user‑friendly tools and better educate engineers and architects on the use of these tools. We invite you to participate in this adventure by joining the XIII DBMC in São Paulo, Brazil, from 3-5 September 2014, as an author, sponsor or attendee. This XIII DBMC will occur simultaneously with the prestigious 68th RILEM Week , a multidisciplinary event that will gather the RILEM committees. This is an unique opportunity to share your knowledge and to enjoy the Brazilian mix of ethnicities and long-standing customs and traditions and pleasant climate that resulted in a rich and diverse culture. An exuberant nature is found everywhere in tropical Brazil, including in its 7.000 kilometers of beaches, in the Amazon Forest, and in the amazing Pantanal that is a 150.000km² wetland home of an impressive biodiversity. São Paulo, which is the country’s economic powerhouse, is a large city and a very convenient hub for visiting the country. The city is famous for its thriving cultural life, impressive architecture and sophisticated cuisine. The Organizing Committee, supported by the Escola Politecnica, University of São Paulo and Secovi SP, which is the largest real estate industry association in Brazil, is preparing a program that includes both technical and cultural activities you cannot miss. We look forward to welcoming you to Sao Paulo! The Organizing Committee

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The ability to predict the service life—the durability—of a new building material is being ardently sought after in many parts of the world. Widespread efforts are correspondingly being made to increase the durability of materials already in wide use. …. Any estimate of the economic losses resulting from failures in durability lead inevitably to dollar figures so astronomically large that they are usually regarded with incredulity. R. F. Legget, Proc of the 1st DBMC Ottawa, 21-23 Aug. 1978. Some 35 years after the 1st DBMC (Ottawa, 1978), durability is an even more important subject. At that time, an accurate service life estimate was considered a condition to life cycle cost (LCC) analysis. Nowadays, service life is also crucial information for the environmental life cycle analysis (LCA). The relevance of durability became widely recognized among scientists: in 1992 the World Business Council for Sustainable Development coined the term “eco-efficiency”, referring to a higher production with fewer environmental and economic resources and less environmental impact. The increase of durability (or service life) of products is one of the critical tools to improve eco-efficiency. In this period the research community, which was organized into CIB and RILEM working groups, developed a methodology to plan and predict the service life of buildings and constructed assets at the design stage, which was consolidated in the ISO 15686-x standards. As a result of these scientific advances, the degradation factors and mechanisms of most materials and their assemblies are now much better comprehended. IT advances facilitate to mapping the relevant environmental variables by using GIS platforms. Dose-response functions are available, making possible the estimation of degradation rates by combining environmental variables with material characteristics. Even effects of climate change on service life have been a matter of discussion. Altogether, it is an impressive achievement, recorded in the previous 12 DBMC conferences. However, despite this scientific progress, the use of these tools in day-to-day production processes, including materials and components R&D, architecture and civil engineering design, and environmental and economic life cycle analysis is still very limited in most countries. Today’s research challenge is no only to increase the knowledge in the field, but also to make this knowledge readily available to the society, by developing more user‑friendly tools and better educate engineers and architects on the use of these tools. We invite you to participate in this adventure by joining the XIII DBMC in São Paulo, Brazil, from 3-5 September 2014, as an author, sponsor or attendee. This XIII DBMC will occur simultaneously with the prestigious 68th RILEM Week , a multidisciplinary event that will gather the RILEM committees. This is an unique opportunity to share your knowledge and to enjoy the Brazilian mix of ethnicities and long-standing customs and traditions and pleasant climate that resulted in a rich and diverse culture. An exuberant nature is found everywhere in tropical Brazil, including in its 7.000 kilometers of beaches, in the Amazon Forest, and in the amazing Pantanal that is a 150.000km² wetland home of an impressive biodiversity. São Paulo, which is the country’s economic powerhouse, is a large city and a very convenient hub for visiting the country. The city is famous for its thriving cultural life, impressive architecture and sophisticated cuisine. The Organizing Committee, supported by the Escola Politecnica, University of São Paulo and Secovi SP, which is the largest real estate industry association in Brazil, is preparing a program that includes both technical and cultural activities you cannot miss. We look forward to welcoming you to Sao Paulo! The Organizing Committee

R. F. Legget, Proc of the 1st DBMC Ottawa, 21-23 Aug. 1978.

Some 35 years after the 1st DBMC (Ottawa, 1978), durability is an even more important subject. At that time, an accurate service life estimate was considered a condition to life cycle cost (LCC) analysis. Nowadays, service life is also crucial information for the environmental life cycle analysis (LCA). The relevance of durability became widely recognized among scientists: in 1992 the World Business Council for Sustainable Development coined the term “eco-efficiency”, referring to a higher production with fewer environmental and economic resources and less environmental impact. The increase of durability (or service life) of products is one of the critical tools to improve eco-efficiency. In this period the research community, which was organized into CIB and RILEM working groups, developed a methodology to plan and predict the service life of buildings and constructed assets at the design stage, which was consolidated in the ISO 15686-x standards. As a result of these scientific advances, the degradation factors and mechanisms of most materials and their assemblies are now much better comprehended. IT advances facilitate to mapping the relevant environmental variables by using GIS platforms. Dose-response functions are available, making possible the estimation of degradation rates by combining environmental variables with material characteristics. Even effects of climate change on service life have been a matter of discussion. Altogether, it is an impressive achievement, recorded in the previous 12 DBMC conferences. However, despite this scientific progress, the use of these tools in day-to-day production processes, including materials and components R&D, architecture and civil engineering design, and environmental and economic life cycle analysis is still very limited in most countries. Today’s research challenge is no only to increase the knowledge in the field, but also to make this knowledge readily available to the society, by developing more user‑friendly tools and better educate engineers and architects on the use of these tools. We invite you to participate in this adventure by joining the XIII DBMC in São Paulo, Brazil, from 3-5 September 2014, as an author, sponsor or attendee. This XIII DBMC will occur simultaneously with the prestigious 68th RILEM Week , a multidisciplinary event that will gather the RILEM committees. This is an unique opportunity to share your knowledge and to enjoy the Brazilian mix of ethnicities and long-standing customs and traditions and pleasant climate that resulted in a rich and diverse culture. An exuberant nature is found everywhere in tropical Brazil, including in its 7.000 kilometers of beaches, in the Amazon Forest, and in the amazing Pantanal that is a 150.000km² wetland home of an impressive biodiversity. São Paulo, which is the country’s economic powerhouse, is a large city and a very convenient hub for visiting the country. The city is famous for its thriving cultural life, impressive architecture and sophisticated cuisine. The Organizing Committee, supported by the Escola Politecnica, University of São Paulo and Secovi SP, which is the largest real estate industry association in Brazil, is preparing a program that includes both technical and cultural activities you cannot miss. We look forward to welcoming you to Sao Paulo! The Organizing Committee

In this period the research community, which was organized into CIB and RILEM working groups, developed a methodology to plan and predict the service life of buildings and constructed assets at the design stage, which was consolidated in the ISO 15686-x standards. As a result of these scientific advances, the degradation factors and mechanisms of most materials and their assemblies are now much better comprehended. IT advances facilitate to mapping the relevant environmental variables by using GIS platforms. Dose-response functions are available, making possible the estimation of degradation rates by combining environmental variables with material characteristics. Even effects of climate change on service life have been a matter of discussion. Altogether, it is an impressive achievement, recorded in the previous 12 DBMC conferences. However, despite this scientific progress, the use of these tools in day-to-day production processes, including materials and components R&D, architecture and civil engineering design, and environmental and economic life cycle analysis is still very limited in most countries. Today’s research challenge is no only to increase the knowledge in the field, but also to make this knowledge readily available to the society, by developing more user‑friendly tools and better educate engineers and architects on the use of these tools.

We invite you to participate in this adventure by joining the XIII DBMC in São Paulo, Brazil, from 3-5 September 2014, as an author, sponsor or attendee. This XIII DBMC will occur simultaneously with the prestigious 68th RILEM Week , a multidisciplinary event that will gather the RILEM committees. This is an unique opportunity to share your knowledge and to enjoy the Brazilian mix of ethnicities and long-standing customs and traditions and pleasant climate that resulted in a rich and diverse culture.

An exuberant nature is found everywhere in tropical Brazil, including in its 7.000 kilometers of beaches, in the Amazon Forest, and in the amazing Pantanal that is a 150.000km² wetland home of an impressive biodiversity. São Paulo, which is the country’s economic powerhouse, is a large city and a very convenient hub for visiting the country. The city is famous for its thriving cultural life, impressive architecture and sophisticated cuisine.

The Organizing Committee, supported by the Escola Politecnica, University of São Paulo and Secovi SP, which is the largest real estate industry association in Brazil, is preparing a program that includes both technical and cultural activities you cannot miss.

We look forward to welcoming you to Sao Paulo!

The Organizing Committee

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