Conference on Foundation Decarbonization and Re-use-PPT Presentation

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The Conference on Foundation Decarbonization and Re-use took place March 21–23, 2023, at Amsterdam’s Royal Tropical Institute (KIT). It brought together industry professionals for two days of lectures and panel discussions, followed by a demonstration day, focusing on sustainability through foundation optimization, material selection, and reuse.<br /><br />The program covered four themes. The first examined the concept of foundation reuse and stressed the owner’s role in addressing perceived risks and aligning project incentives. Shell presented a six-stage process: identify, assess, select, define, execute, and operate.<br /><br />The second theme addressed inspection and testing. Assessments should establish not only a foundation’s condition, but also how it was installed, its actual dimensions, its bearing capacity and expected settlement under new loads, and its remaining service life.<br /><br />The third session explored design barriers, enablers, and risk management. Speakers highlighted reuse as increasingly necessary amid urban redevelopment and congested underground space. A carbon calculator developed by DFI and EFFC was also presented to estimate emissions from foundation and geotechnical work.<br /><br />The construction session considered contractors’ uncertainty about costs, the suitability of existing elements, and inspection time. Accurate foundation archives—including material certificates, as-built drawings, and construction records—were identified as essential to successful reuse.<br /><br />Presentations and papers were made available through the conference website. The report encouraged professionals to engage with DFI committees and attend future conferences.

Keywords

foundation decarbonization

foundation reuse

sustainability

inspection and testing

risk management

material selection

carbon calculator

geotechnical work

urban redevelopment

construction archives