Grant: Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
Board of Governors of the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
$416,350.00
Durable Low-Carbon Sidewalk Concrete: Integrating CO₂-Sequestered SCMs and Graphene for Net-Zero Infrastructure
EF 2025-26 · 2026-03-25
Résumé
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.
Ministère
Programme
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
Emplacement
Calgary|Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Numéro d'entreprise
107995789
Type
Grant
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
Tel que publié
Agreement End Date
2029-03-31
Agreement Number
1040666
Agreement Start Date
2026-03-25
Agreement Title
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 Type
Grant
Agreement Value
$416,350.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
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
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.
Federal Riding
Calgary Confederation
Federal Riding (French)
Calgary Confederation
Federal Riding Number
48005
NAICS Code
541710 - R&D in the physical, engineering and life sciences
Organization Code
nrc-cnrc
Organization
National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada
Program Name
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
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.
Recipient Business Number
107995789
Recipient City
Calgary|Calgary
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Board of Governors of the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Recipient Postal Code
T2M 0L4
Recipient Province or Territory
AB
Recipient Type
S
Reference Number
172-2025-2026-Q4-1040666
