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Table of Contents


Opening session

Integrated evaluation of the performance of construction products with respect to European regulations.
Rein Eikelboom, Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, The Netherlands.

Risk communication - a tool for acceptance?
Misse Wester, School of Architecture and the Built Environment, ABE, at the Royal Inst of Technology, Sweden.


1. New alternative products and production methods

(first authors in alphabetical order)

Toughness performance of recycled aggregates.
Ayan, Azadani, Omer & Limbachiya.    Vahid Ayan, Islamic Azad University, Iran.

Soil treatment with non-traditional additives in earthworks.
Blanck, Cuisinier & Masrouri.    Gaëtan Blanck, Laboratoire Environnement Géomécanique et Ouvrages, France.

Pilot-scale leaching behaviour study of ready-mix concrete containing fly-ash from sewage sludge thermal treatment.
Chen, Blanc, Gautier, Gourdon, Méhu & Jayr.    Denise Blanc, LGCIE & Insa de Lyon, France.

Valorisation of municipal solid waste incinerator (MSWI) fly ashes: solving problems.
De Boom, Lenormand, Carette, Obein, Staquet, Pierre & Degrez.    Aurore De Boom, CREA-SURF, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.

Value creation out of municipal solid waste incinerator (MSWI) bottom ash.
De Vries, Rem & de Keizer.    Marc de Keizer, Inashco, The Netherlands.

Commercial production of accelerated carbonated aggregate from municipal solid waste air pollution control residues (APCR).
Gunning, Hills & Carey.    Colin Hills, University of Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Fly ash from combusted paper fibre sludge used as final cover material for landfills.
Kristina Hargelius, Ramböll, Sweden.

Use of industrial residues as additives in tailings paste for the mitigation of acid rock drainage: Effect of green liquid dregs and fly ash addition on geotechnical stabilization of tailings.
Jia, Stenman, Mäkitalo, Maurice & Öhlander.    Yu Jia, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden.

Plasma vitrified air pollution control (APC) residues as pozzolanic additive to cement.
Kourti, Deegan, Boccaccini & Cheeseman.    Christopher Cheeseman, Imperial College London, United Kingdom.

Evaluation of properties of fly ash stabilized sewage sludge (FSS) as liner on landfills.
Ländell, Håkansson & Mácsik.    Märta Ländell, SGI - Swedish Geotechnical Institute, Sweden.

Determination of potential reactivity of municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) fly ashes in cementitious materials.
Lenormand, De Boom, Degrez, Pierre & Staquet.    Aurore De Boom, CREA-SURF, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.

A factorial approach for the investigation of mechanical and leaching properties of incinerator bottom ash - cement blends.
Onori, Polettini & Pomi.    Alessandra Polettini, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy.

Laboratory testing of reclaimed asphalt pavement - crushed rock for footpath applications.
Piratheepan & Arulrajah.    Jegatheesan Piratheepan, Swinburne University of Technology Melbourne, Australia.

Properties of mineral binder based on the fly ash from brown coal assigned for road construction.
Pytel & Mròz.    Zdzislaw Pytel, AHG University of Science and Technology, Poland.

Carbstone: A novel process for the production of construction materials from slags and CO2.
Quaghebeur, Nielsen, Laenen, Van Mechelen & Nguyen.    Mieke Quaghebeur, VITO - Flemish Institute for Technological Research, Belgium.

Alkaline activation of ceramic waste materials.
Reig, Tashima, Borrachero, Monzó & Payá.    Lucia Reig, EMC, Universitat Jaume I, Spain.

Sustainable use of crushed autoclaved aerated concrete (CAAC) as a filter media in wastewater purification.
Renman & Renman.    Gunno Renman, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden.

Evaluating the durability of two recycled aggregates to be used in basal drainage layer of landfills.
Rodrigues, Roque & da Silva.    António José Roque, LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Portugal.

Soil improvement effects from recycled bassanaite derived from waste plaster boards.
Sato, Fujikawa & Oshikata.    Kenichi Sato, Fukuoka University, Japan.

Steel slag characterization for the recovery in bituminous paving mixtures.
Sorlini, Rondi & Sanzeni.    Luca Rondi, University of Brescia, Italy.

Relationship between hydraulic conductivity and dry density of foundry green sand.
Malin Sundsten, SWECO Infrastructure AB, Sweden.

Upgraded municipal solid waste incinerator (MSWI) bottom ash as aggregate in concrete.
Van der Wegen, Hofstra & Speerstra.    Gert van der Wegen, SGS INTRON B.V., The Netherlands.

Engineering properties of ternary blended cements containing thermally activated paper sludge and fly ash.
Vegas, Urreta, Cano, Frías, Goñi, García & Vigil.    Iñigo Vegas, TECNALIA Research & Innovation, Spain.

Cr(VI) formation during thermal treatment of waste. Application to ceramic materials for recycling in construction.
Verbinnen, Billen, Van Coninckxloo & Vandecasteele.    Bram Verbinnen, K.U. Leuven, Belgium.

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2. Leaching tests: harmonization, validation, standardization, application

(first authors in alphabetical order)

Assessment of leaching from construction & demolition waste concrete.
Butera, Christensen & Astrup.    Stefania Butera, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark.

Recent developments towards standardisation in geochemical modelling of leaching processes.
Comans, van Zomeren & Dijkstra.    Rob Comans, ECN - Energy research Centre of the Netherlands, The Netherlands.

Leaching behaviour methodology as a tool for stabilised/solidified metallic waste characterisation.
Coz, Ruiz-Labrador, Alonso-Santurde, Coronado & Andrés.    Alberto Coz, University of Cantabria, Spain.

Development of leaching tests for (recycled) metal surfaces: theory, test results and practice.
Dijkstra, van der Sloot & Comans.    Joris Dijkstra, ECN - Energy research Centre of the Netherlands, The Netherlands.

Interlaboratory validation of leaching methods in the Leaching Environmental Assessment Framework (LEAF) for acceptance by U.S. EPA.
Garrabrants, Kosson, Delapp, van der Sloot, Stefanski, Thorneloe, Helms, Baldwin & Kariher.    Andrew Garrabrants, Vanderbilt University, USA.

Robustness validation of two harmonised European leaching tests for assessment of the leaching of construction products, including waste-based construction materials.
Hjelmar, Wahlström, Comans, Kalbe, Grathwohl, Méhu, Schiopu, Hyks, Laine-Ylijoki, van Zomeren, Krüger, Schoknecht, Wendel & Abdelghafour.    Ole Hjelmar, DHI, Denmark.

Development of leaching procedures for synthetic turf systems containing scrap tire granules.
Kalbe, Krüger, Berger, Wachtendorf & Hally.    Ute Kalbe, BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Germany.

Seepage in embankments - Outdoor lysimeter tests.
Marks, Brand, Tiffert, Schnell & Kocher.    Tanja Marks, BAST - Federal Highway Research Institute, Germany.

Harmonization of test methods for the execution of the European Construction Products Directive (CPD). Validation of a European leaching test for construction products.
Nebel & Spanka.    Gerhard Spanka, German Cement Works Association, Germany.

A leaching test for low-strength pervious shaped materials containing zinc ashes.
Spooren, Quaghebeur & Nicolai.    Jeroen Spooren, VITO - Flemish Institute for Technological Research, Belgium.

A reference database in LeachXS™ Lite for release of substances from construction products including alternative materials.
Van der Sloot, Kosson, Hjelmar, Comans, Seignette, Garrabrants & van Zomeren.    Hans van der Sloot, Hans van der Sloot Consultancy, The Netherlands.

The role of sample preparation in testing of metal leachability from metallurgical slag.
Vítková, Ettler, Mihaljevic & Šebek.    Martina Vítková, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic.

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3. Technical properties and Quality control

(first authors in alphabetical order)

On the reuse of solid residues derived from various MSWI processes for concrete production: evaluation of the mechanical and environmental characteristics.
Abbà, Sorlini, Collivignarelli & Bruggi.    Luca Rondi, University of Brescia, Italy.

Changes in ceramic blocks porosity with phosphate sludge due to salt crystallization.
Bersch, Brehm & Kazmierczak.    Claudio de Souza Kazmierczak, UNISINOS - Universidad do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Brazil.

Study of rheological and mechanical properties of recycled brick aggregate concrete.
Sandrine Braymand, IMFS, Université de Strasbourg, France.

Modelling of technical properties of alternative raw materials based structural ceramic using mixture design experiments (MDoE).
Coronado, Alonso-Santurde, Martín-Torre & Andrés.    María Coronado, University of Cantabria, Spain.

The influence of fluidized ashes on formation of the microstructures of autoclaved aerated concrete.
Laskawiec, Malolepszy & Zapotoczna-Sytek.       Katarzyna Laskawiec, Research Centre of Concrete - CEBET, Poland.

Characterisation of an artificial aggregate from the ceramics industry for use in the production of structural concretes.
Medina, Frías, Sánchez de Rojas & Guerra.    Moisés Frías, CSIC - Eduardo Torroja Institute for Construction Sciences, Spain.

Distribution of the acid extractable Pb contents in solid waste melting slag.
Mizutani & Kanjo.    Satoshi Mizutani, Osaka City University, Japan.

Properties of autoclaved sand-lime bricks with an addition of lime rich ashes.
Zdzislaw Pytel, AHG University of Science and Technology, Poland.

Preparation and properties of blended cements with utilization of waste, secondary and natural raw materials.
Stanek, Schwarzerová & Bibora.    Petr Bibora, Research Institute of Building Materials JSC, Czech Republic.

Composite products of waste materials for roads and civil engineering.
Per Tyllgren, Svenskt VägCentrum, Sweden.

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4. Environmental impact. Life cycle and risk analysis

(first authors in alphabetical order)

Environmental behaviour of inorganic pollutants present in raw and desalinated French marine sediments.
Achard, Bénard, Campredon, Merdy & Lucas.    Romain Achard, INERIS - Institute Nationale de l'Environnement Industriel et des Risques, France.

Development of an expert tool for the selection of suitable recycling options.
Broos, Quaghebeur, Nielsen, De Brouwere, Buekers, Bleux & Laenen.    Kris Broos, VITO - Flemish Institute for Technological Research, Belgium.

Life cycle assessment of recycling and re-use of construction and demolition waste.
Ekvall, Bolin & Fredén;    Tomas Ekvall, IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, Sweden.

Environmental characterisation of reclaimed asphalt.
Enell, McNally, Licbinsky, Quinn, Huzlik & Wik.    Anja Enell, SGI - Swedish Geotechnical Institute, Sweden.

Construction projects using alternative materials: a framework to assess their sustainability.
Fevre-Gautier, Vaxelaire, Beylot, Michel, Brullot, Lannou & Stoos.    Stéphane Vaxelaire, BRGM, France.

An application to measure the whole life cost and whole life carbon footprint of pavement maintenance.
Steven Finnie, URS, United Kingdom.

Assessing of economical-transportation criteria for the optimal location of construction and demolition waste management facilities in Cantabria (Spain).
Galán, Dosal, Coronado, Andrés & Viguri.    Javier Viguri, University of Cantabria, Spain.

Waste-to-Materials: Carbon recycling into built infrastructure.
Gardner, Nuss & Bringezu.    Kevin Gardner, University of New Hampshire, USA.

An analytical protocol for the knowledge of wastes by substances.
Hennebert & Papin.    Pierre Hennebert, INERIS - Institute Nationale de l'Environnement Industriel et des Risques, France.

Risk assessment and life cycle assessment of reclaimed asphalt.
Huang, Parry, Wayman, McNally, Andersson-Sköld, Wik, Enell & Licbinsky.    Anja Enell & Yvonne Andersson-Sköld, SGI - Swedish Geotechnical Institute, Sweden.

Seepage in embankments - Indoor lysimeter tests.
Kellermann-Kinner, Marks, Bürger & Kocher.    Tanja Marks, BAST, Germany.

The GeDSeT project: constitution of a decision support tool (DST) for the management and material recovery of waterways sediments in Belgium and Northern France.
Lemière, Michel, Jacob, Haouche, Alary, Laboudigue, Brequel & Hazebrouck.    Pascale Michel, BRGM, France.

Evaluation of pollutant release from construction products.
Lupsea, Schiopu & Tiruta-Barna.    Maria-Octavia Lupsea, Université Paris-Est, CSTB - Scientific and Technical Centre for the Building Industry, France.

Estimates of the chemical form of fluorine in steel slag by the application of saturated column test.
Nakamura, Yoneda, Matsui & Nakayama.    Kengo Nakamura, Kyoto University, Japan.

Leaching of heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from reclaimed asphalt; Application of an up-flow percolation test.
Quinn, McNally & Magette.    Aoife Quinn, University College Dublin, Ireland.

Risk assessment of emission from (secondary) construction products and contaminated soil, an example of a general approach applied in the Netherlands.
Spijker, Groenenberg & Comans.    Job Spijker, RIVM - National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, The Netherlands.

Classification of waste to enable utilization in an environmental safe way.
Stiernström, Breitholtz, Lindé, Hemström, Enell & Wik.    Sara Stiernström, Stockholm University, Sweden.

CPR: From material emission data to a life cycle perspective.
Suer, Wik & Erlandsson.    Pascal Suer, SGI - Swedish Geotechnical Institute, Sweden.

Geochemical modelling of Copper (II) speciation in MSWI bottom ash leachates.
Toller, van Schaik, Berggren Kleja, Gustafsson, van Zomeren & Comans.    André van Zomeren, ECN - Energy research Centre of the Netherlands, The Netherlands.

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5. Durability, ageing and long-term performance

(first authors in alphabetical order)

Recycling potential of smelting wastes – implications based on the long-term environmental stability testing.
Ettler, Mihaljevic, Šebek, Johan, Kribek & Vítková.    Vojtech Ettler, Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Mineral Resources, Charles University, Czech Republic.

Microstructure of aged municipal solid waste incinerator (MSWI) bottom ash in road construction.
Frogner Kockum, Lindqvist, Loorents & Arm.    Paul Frogner-Kockum, SGI - Swedish Geotechnical Institute, Sweden.

Carbon footprint assessment of geopolymers and blended cement materials prepared with plasma treated air pollution control residues from EfW plants.
Kourti, Deegan, Boccaccini & Cheeseman.    Christopher Cheeseman, Imperial College London, United Kingdom.

Leaching of harmful compounds from reclaimed asphalt under real conditions.
Licbinský, Huzlik & Jandová.    Roman Licbinský, CDV - Transport Research Centre, Czech Republic.

Assessment of the effect of aging on green liquor dregs cover for tailings deposits - Field investigation.
Mäkitalo, Lu, Stahre, Maurice & Öhlander.    Maria Mäkitalo, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden.

Assessment of the effect of aging on green liquor dregs cover for tailings deposits - Field investigation.
Saffarzadeh & Shimaoka.    Amirhomayoun Saffarzadeh, Kyushi University, Japan.

Acid resistance of ettringite-based material.
Stegemann, Russel, Zhou, Bai, Abdul Rani & Maduka.    Julia Stegemann, University College London, United Kingdom.

Iron speciation in municipal solid waste incinerator (MSWI) bottom ash: methods, results and implications.
Steketee, Timmerije & van Aalten.    Jaap Steketee, Tauw bv, The Netherlands.

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6. Case studies and demonstration projects

(first authors in alphabetical order)

Dredged Materials in Dike Construction – DredgDikes Project Overview.
Cantré, Nitschke & Saathoff.    Elisabeth Nitschke, University of Rostock, Germany.

Recycled aggregates applied in road construction - long term leaching study at field site.
Engelsen, van der Sloot, Petkovic, Wibetoe & Lund.    Christian Engelsen, SINTEF, Norway.

Use of recycled aggregates as alternative to natural gravel in road construction applications.
Luc De Bock, BRRC - Belgian Road Research Centre, Belgium.

Sustainable use of alternative materials for sealing of a landfill. A successful dialogue between authorities and enterprises.
Michael Kempi, Municipality of Örebro, Sweden.

Absoils - Sustainable methods and processes to convert ABandoned low-quality SOILS into construction materials.
Kreft-Burman, Lahtinen, Ollila, Forsman, Niutanen & Lehtonen.    Kata Kreft-Burman, Ramboll Finland Oy, Finland.

Stabilisation as an alternative for mass exchange for clays with high sulphide content.
Lindroos, Autiola, Lahtinen, Kreft-Burman & Mäkelä.    Noora Lindroos, Ramboll Finland Oy, Finland.

Stabilisation studies for contaminated sediments from Baltic Sea area - Case SMOCS.
Lindroos, Lahtinen, Autiola, Reinikainen, Kohonen & Lampinen.    Noora Lindroos, Ramboll Finland Oy, Finland.

STABLE - Controlled Treatment of TBT-Contaminated Dredged Sediments for the Beneficial Use in Infrastructure Applications.
Lindroos, Autiola, Maijala, Lahtinen, Leinonen & Niutanen.    Pentti Lahtinen, Ramboll Finland Oy, Finland.

OSAMAT - Utilisation of oil shale ashes in road construction.
Ronkainen, Koroljova, Pototski, Puhkim, Lahtinen & Kiviniemi.    Marjo Ronkainen, Ramboll Finland Oy, Finland.

Fly ash as a road construction material.
Vestin, Arm, Nordmark, Lagerkvist, Hallgren & Lind.    Jenny Vestin, SGI - Swedish Geotechnical Institute, Sweden.

Remediation of Oskarshamn harbour -– stabilization of contaminated sediments.
Wilhelmsson, Lindmark & Nilsson.    Anna Wilhelmsson, COWI AB, Sweden.

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7. Cradle-to-cradle

(first authors in alphabetical order)

Improvement of recycled concrete aggregates properties by carbonation.
Belin, Habert, Thiéry & Roussel.    Guillaume Habert, Université Paris-Est, IFSTTAR, France.

Reuse and recycling of excavated cement stabilized soil as alternative construction materials.
Fujikawa & Sato.    Takuro Fujikawa, Fukuoka University, Japan.

>Evaluation of concrete made with coarse recycled aggregate from precast concrete.
Gonçalves, Cavalheiro, Kulakowski & Kazmierczak.    Marlova Piva Kulakowski, UNISINOS - Universidad do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Brazil.

Recycling of autoclaved aerated concrete.
Nielsen, Vrijders, Broos & Quaghebeur.    Peter Nielsen, VITO - Flemish Institute for Technological Research, Belgium.

Carbonation kinetics of a bed of recycled concrete aggregates.
Thiéry, Dangla, Belin, Habert & Roussel.    Mickael Thiéry, Université Paris Est, IFSTTAR, France.

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8. Policies, legal incentives and barriers to recycling

(first authors in alphabetical order)

Improvement of aggregate cycles in Stockholm and the Baltic Region - Activities and results of the BRA initiative.
Aid & Brandt.    Graham Aid, Royal Inst of Technology, Sweden.

Sustainable reuse of iron and steel slags in road applications: Technical requirements for environmental acceptance.
Domas & Reynard.    Jérémie Domas, CTPL - Technical and Promotional Center for Iron and Steel Slags, France.

Review of 25 years of soil reuse and sustainable land management policies in the Netherlands – finding the balance between environmental protection and the need for recycling.
Gadella, Honders & van Dreumel.    Michiel Gadella, Soil+ NL Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation, The Netherlands.

Characterisation of supply chain for reused building components in Europe.
Hemström, Palm, Lindblom, Vegas, Lisbona, Horckmans, Ratman-Klosinska & Ferrando.    Jacob Lindblom, IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, Sweden.

End-of-Waste criteria for waste-derived aggregates.
Hjelmar, van der Sloot, Comans & Wahlström.    Ole Hjelmar, DHI, Denmark.

Review of 30 years of contaminated site remediation in the Netherlands – effectiveness of legal, financial and technical instruments.
Honders, Gadella & Molenaar.    Ton Honders, Soil+ NL Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation, The Netherlands..

Technical requirements to facilitate recycling.
Lindgren, Hermelin & Dittlau.    Åsa Lindgren, Swedish Transport Administration, Sweden.

Use of alternative materials in civil engineering – Handbooks, experiences and future development in a Swedish context.
Rogbeck, Svedberg & Håkansson.    Yvonne Rogbeck, SGI - Swedish Geotechnical Institute & Bo Svedberg, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden.

IRCOW: Innovative strategies for high-grade material recovery from construction and demolition waste.
Vegas & Lisbona.    Iñigo Vegas, TECNALIA Research & Innovation, Spain.

Sustainability of construction materials and products – substances of concern and assessment tools.
Wahlström, Laine-Ylijoki & Järnström.    Margareta Wahlström, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland.

Friday Plenary session

Waste-to-Materials: Carbon recycling into built infrastructure.
Gardner, Nuss & Bringezu.    Kevin Gardner, University of New Hampshire, USA.

Commercial production of accelerated carbonated aggregate from municipal solid waste air pollution control residues (APCR).
Gunning, Hills & Carey.    Colin Hills, University of Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Stabilisation studies for contaminated sediments from Baltic Sea area - Case SMOCS.
Lindroos, Lahtinen, Autiola, Reinikainen, Kohonen & Lampinen.    Noora Lindroos, Ramboll Finland Oy, Finland.

Sustainable use of crushed autoclaved aerated concrete (CAAC) as a filter media in wastewater purification.
Renman & Renman.    Gunno Renman, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden.

IRCOW: Innovative strategies for high-grade material recovery from construction and demolition waste.
Vegas & Lisbona.    Iñigo Vegas, TECNALIA Research & Innovation, Spain.

Closing session

Recycling of materials in construction: a review of the last two decades illustrated by the WASCON conferences
Vandecasteele, Goumans & Heynen.    Carlo Vandecasteele, ISCOWA / University of Leuven, Belgium.

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