Ankush Agrawal, doctoral student in transportation and logistics, is scheduled to present a research paper at the 2013 International Conference on Construction and Real Estate Management Oct. 10-11 in Karlsruhe, Germany.

Agrawal’s paper, “Developing Evaluation Tools for Achieving a Sustainable Concrete Design and Construction,” was accepted for presentation and also will appear in the conference proceedings. The paper points out sustainable tools and methods that can be applied to the construction industry around the world, thus making the construction industry greener and reducing its carbon footprint.

NDSU is one of the universities and organizations organizing the conference. The event helps researchers, practitioners and educators in the construction and real estate industries exchange ideas, build networks and share knowledge. For more information, go to www.iccrem.com/en/index.php.

NDSU is recognized as one of the nation’s top 108 public and private universities by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.