Upcoming event: “The Future of Construction in Africa” at EPFL, Switzerland on September 16, 2025. Africa faces rapid urbanization, population growth and climate challenges, creating an urgent need for innovative and sustainable construction technologies that reduce environmental impact, enhance resilience and support affordable infrastructure development. Solutions like LC3 (Limestone Calcined Clay Cement) and sustainable urban planning offer pathways to lower carbon emissions and resource-efficient construction, directly contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including Climate Action (SDG 13), Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG 11), and Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure (SDG 9).
Africa stands at the center of this transformation, given its dynamic growth and untapped potential to leapfrog conventional, resource-intensive construction practices. This event features leading experts including Daniel Wyss, an Urban Development & Construction Industry Specialist at Skat Consulting Ltd.; Professor Karen Scrivener, Head of the Laboratory of Construction Materials and Professor at EPFL and Prof. Aziza Chaouni, an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto.
We are honored to have Dr. Joseph Mwiti Marangu Director of the Institute of Cement & Concrete (ICC) and Head of LC3-TRC AFRICA at Meru University of Science and Technology (MUST), attending to represent our institution and reaffirm our commitment to sustainable construction in Africa. We look forward to engaging discussions and impactful collaborations that will shape Africa’s construction future.
Dr. Joseph Mwiti Marangu‘s work centers on blended cements; low-carbon cement alternative to OPC that reduces production costs & environmental impact. His leadership at LC3-TRC AFRICA has positioned Meru University of Science and Technology (MUST) as a regional hub, for advancing this technology, which uses locally available materials like clay and limestone to address Africa’s housing and infrastructure challenges. LC3 TRC Africa supports the uptake of LC3 technology in Sub-Saharan African countries.