Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies Conferences

The Seventh Conference (SCMT7) venue and exact dates in 2027 will be announced soon.

About SCMT7

SCMT7 is being planned for summer 2027. Following six successful global events in Coventry (UK, 2007), Ancona (Italy, 2010), Kyoto (Japan, 2013), Las Vegas (USA, 2016), Kingston–London (UK, 2019), and Lyon (France, 2024), SCMT7 will once again bring together the world’s leading researchers, engineers, industry professionals, and policymakers committed to shaping a more sustainable built environment.

The Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies (SCMT) conference series provides a global platform for sharing innovative research and practical case studies that promote sustainability in construction materials and technologies.

Over the years, the SCMT conferences have received support from several esteemed organizations, including the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), American Concrete Institute (ACI), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), RILEM, Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE), Engineers Australia, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE), and The Masonry Society (USA).

Each event has attracted a diverse audience of government representatives, industry professionals, academics, researchers, students, material suppliers, and construction specialists. While past conferences have showcased contemporary practices and pioneering research, they have also emphasized the continuing need for innovation and real-world application in this vital field.

SCMT7 will build on this strong legacy, advancing the exchange of knowledge and technology to foster more sustainable construction practices worldwide.

For further information, please contact Professor Eshmaiel Ganjian at eshmaiel.ganjian@gmail.com 

Conference Themes

Papers are invited on all the different materials that are used in construction including aggregates, bitumen, cementitious materials (fly ash, wood ash, slag, silica fume, natural pozzolans, and other similar materials), concrete, glass, gypsum, lime, masonry, metals, plastics, rock, timber, and other materials of construction. Papers on paints, adhesives, preservatives, and preservation processes are also welcome.

The themes include Carbon Credits. Carbon Dioxide Sequestration. Designing structures with sustainable materials. Embodied energy from production. End of life-materials that can be demounted/deconstructed and reused or recycled. Energy requirements for transport and use. Energy management during construction.  Energy management during use of the buildings and infrastructures. Greenhouse gas reduction. Life cycle analysis. Making construction materials durable. Maintaining quality and durability while achieving sustainability. Maintenance and repair technologies for sustainability of buildings and infrastructure. Mass balance - sources and final destinations of materials. New materials production and construction technologies using innovative materials. Recycling of municipal solid waste (MSW). Combustion ashes. Sustainability, quality, and public perception. Use of recyclable by-products in construction materials. Innovative and non-traditional materials.

All papers will be peer reviewed by the Technical Committee members before acceptance of full paper. 

Indexing of the conference papers

• The conference proceedings have been accepted for indexing by Scopus with the title “International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies”.  The papers from SCMT6 will be indexed on Scopus.

• The proceedings will be arranged for inclusion in EI Compendex as “Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies”.

• Papers from the conferences are indexed by Google Scholar

• Papers are assigned Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs). 

• The papers from our past conferences may be downloaded free.  See Proceedings page. 

All the proceedings are published as books.  See: Proceedings page.