S1. Cement Chemistry and Low Carbon Cementitious Materials
S101 Portland Cement Clinker Chemistry
S102 Innovative Low-carbon Cement Clinker
S103 Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCM)
S104 Blended Cements (Portland Cement blended with other types of cements)
S105 Low-Clinker Cement with Small Carbon Footprint
S106 Chemically Activated Geopolymers and Solid Waste-based Low-carbon Cementitious Materials
S107 Specialty Cements
S108 Magnesium-based Cementitious Materials
S109 Fundamental Theories of Cement Chemistry, Hydration & Micro-structure Development
S110 Cement Additives
S111 Resource Recycling and Solid Waste Utilization
Point of Contact:
REN Xuehong, China Building Materials Academy, China

S2. Concrete Durability and Low Carbon Concrete
S201 Concrete Durability and its Deterioration
S202 Characterization and Evaluation of Concrete Durability
S203 Transport Properties of Concrete
S204 Durability of Concrete under Multi-factor Coupling Conditions
S205 Concrete Durability Improvement Methods
S206 Building Restoration, Repair and Protection
S207 Carbon Sequestration and Carbon Reduction Technologies in Concrete
S208 Comprehensive Utilization of Solid Waste in Concrete
Point of Contact:
LI Bin, China Building Materials Academy, China

S3. Functional Cement-based Materials
S301 Concrete Incorporating Phase Change Materials
S302 Concrete Incorporating Nanomaterials
S303 Energy Storage Concrete
S304 Self-healing Concrete
S305 Light-Transmitting Concrete
S306 Concrete Construction in Outer Space
S307 Electromagnetic Shielding Cement-based Materials
S308 Radiation Shielding Concrete
S309 Ultra-high Performance Concrete
S310 Pervious Concrete
S311 Self-cleaning Concrete
S312 Underwater Concrete
S313 3D-Printed Concrete
Point of Contact:
XIE Shuai, China Building Materials Academy, China

S4.Carbonation and Mineralization of Construction Materials and Products
S401 Mechanism of CO2 Mineralization Reaction
S402 CO2 Injection during Concrete Mixing for Carbon Sequestration
S403 Carbon Sequestration and Mineralization via Curing of Building Materials
S404 Microbial-induced Mineralization
S405 Solid Waste Carbon Capture
S406 Performance Control of Carbon-Sequestering Building Materials
S407 Carbon Sequestration Quantification
Point of Contact:
XIE Wei, China Building Materials Academy, China

S5. Simulation and Digital Intelligence Technology
S501 Digital Design of Cement-based Materials
S502 Prediction of Cement-based Materials Properties
S503 Process and Equipment Simulation, Molecular Dynamics Simulation and First-principles Calculation
S504 Structural Calculation and Simulation
S505 Digital Twin and Intelligent Manufacturing
S506 Intelligent Perception and Monitoring (including Machine Vision)
S507 AI assisted Cement and Concrete Manufacturing
Point of Contact:
XU Chengwen, China Building Materials Academy, China

S6. Disruptive Innovation Technology
S601 Hydrogen and Clean Energy Calcination Technologies (Including Solar and Microwave Applications)
S602 Electrochemical Combustion
S603 Plasma-Activated Calcination
S604 Process Transformation Technologies such as Boiling Combustion
S605 Carbonate Hydrorefining
S606 Oxy-Fuel Combustion with Integrated Carbon Capture
S607 Integration of Process Reengineering and Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS)
Point of Contact:
CHEN Ge, China Building Materials Academy, China

S7. Low-carbon and Environmentally Friendly Processes and Equipment
S701 High Energy Efficiency Grinding
S702 Low Energy Calcination
S703 Efficient Cooling
S704 Alternative Fuels
S705 Desulfurization and Denitrification
S706 Pollutant Control
Point of Contact:
HAN Zhenyu, China Building Materials Academy, China

S8. Testing Characterization and Standardization
S801 Microstructure Testing and Characterization Technologies (Low-field NMR, Synchrotron Radiation, etc.)
S802 Rheological Performance Test Methods
S803 Structural Damage and Fracture Detection Technologies
S804 Lifecycle Carbon Footprint Verification
S805 Rebar Corrosion and Anti-corrosion Technology
S806 Alternatives to black steel as concrete reinforcing materials and assessment of their long-term performance (e.g. Stainless steel, thermoset and thermoplastc FRP bars, galvanized steel)
S807 Other Advanced Testing Techniques and Inspection Methods
S808 Standardization Techniques and Methods for Cementitious Materials
Point of Contact:
CHEN Shaoliang, China Building Materials Academy, China