CO2 Concrete have won the Australian national challenge as part of the Global Holcim Accelerator Season 3 Program, competing against over 400 start ups globally. The Holcim Accelerator Program offers a unique opportunity to accelerate start ups around the world achieving sustainability breakthrough and pioniring new technology. CO2 Concrete is excited to be part of the intensive 6 month program fostering innovation collaboration along the construction value chain using a powerful mix of entrepreneurial, business and technical expertise. CO2 Concrete will work with four major corporate partners including Holcim, Mott Macdonald, Sika and Bouygues to realise the full potential of CO2 Concrete technology.
2022 Holcim Accelerator Program
CO2 Concrete won the 2021 annual international Alliance of Guangzhou International Sister-City University urban innovation and entrepreneurship competition, taking home the gold prize worth $20,000 (AUD). The competition challenges university groups to present real and tangible business ideas that focus on benefiting environment and society.
2021 GISU Awards
1 Best Paper Award
The 9th International Conference on Innovative Production and Construction, 2022
RMIT University
Paper Title: An investigation of the drying shrinkage of CO2 Concrete
Authors: Vivian WY Tam, Anthony Butera and Khoa Le
2 Runner Up, Scopus Researcher of the Year Award 2019
Excellence in Research Impacting a Sustainable Future Scopus
Vivian WY Tam
3 Excellence in Research (Researcher of the Year)
Vice-Chancellor's Excellence Award 2021
Western Sydney University
Vivian WY Tam
4 Winner for the Award for the Research Team of the Year through Interdisciplinary Disciplines 2021
School of Engineering, Design and Built Environment
Western Sydney University
Vivian WY Tam, Khoa Le and Anthony Butera
5 Winner RISE Awards
Sustainable Developments, RISE (Research, Innovation, Sustainability, Enterprise) 2019 Awards
The Leeds Sustainability Institute and the Technological University Dublin
Title: High-Grade CO2 Concrete for Low Life-Cycle Costing
Authors: Vivian WY Tam and Khoa Le
6 Merit Paper Award
The 27th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, 2022
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Paper Title: Inclusion of durability of recycled aggregate concrete in life cycle assessment(LCA)
Authors: Weiqi Xing, Vivian WY Tam, Khoa Le, Jane Hao and Jun Wang