Proceedings of NOCMAT 2022 Conference

held virtually 7-23 June 2022.

hosted jointly by University of Pittsburgh and University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez

Conference co-chairs: Christopher Papadopoulos (UPRM) and Kent A. Harries (PITT)

NOCMAT is the international forum for researchers and practitioners who seek to apply non-conventional materials and technologies in the service of providing safe, sustainable, and affordable construction in a manner that respects local customs and promotes ecological harmony.

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CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS

Christopher Papadopoulos, Professor, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez

Kent Harries, Professor, University of Pittsburgh

HISTORY OF NOCMAT CONFERENCE SERIES

2022 marks the 18^th NOCMAT conference and the 38^th year of the NOCMAT conference series!

NOCMAT was initiated by Professor Khosrow Ghavami in 1984 and first held in Rio de Janeiro. With the continued support of ABMTENC, it has circled the globe since:

• 2019: Nairobi Kenya    
• 2017: Merida Mexico
• 2015: Winnipeg Canada
• 2014: Sao Paulo Brazil
• 2013: Paraiba Brazil
• 2011: Hunan China
• 2010: Cairo Egypt
• 2009: Bath UK
• 2008: Colombia
• 2007: Maceio Alagoas Brazil
• 2006: Salvador Brazil
• 2005: Rio de Janeiro Brazil
• 2004: Pirassununga Brazil
• 2003: João Pessoa Brazil
• 2002: Hanoi Vietnam
• 1997: Bhubaneswar India

The organisers are please to host 2022 from Puerto Rico and the United States.

NOCMAT 2022 SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Honorary Chair of Scientific Committee and founder of NOCMAT series of conferences:

Khosrow Ghavami, Professor Emeritus,  Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)