A delegation of 11 members of the China Building Materials Academy, led by its President Yao Yan, participated in a one-day workshop at LBNL that featured presentations by CBMA on their work as well as presentations by LBNL researchers on a variety of topics related to industrial energy efficiency and building materials, especially cement and glass. The agenda for the workshop, including links to the presentations, can be downloaded here [1].

Mark Levine, leader of the China Energy Group (Energy Analysis Department, Environmental Energy Technologies Division), is shown here shaking hands with President Yao Yan after signing a Memorandum of Understanding in which the two organizations agreed to explore potential future collaborations on technologies, policies, and programs related to energy efficiency in cement manufacturing.