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In this special issue published on the occasion of the Conference on concrete with Columbia University in October 2008:

• a journey to the heart of the matter on a nanometer scale,
• the environmental qualities of concrete which make it the green material for the 21st century,
• concrete to meet the challenges of sustainable construction,
• the close partner relationships with the architects to expand the areas of innovation,
• Extensia™, Chronolia™, Agilia®, Ductal® and Artevia®: ultra-high performance concretes and the Lafarge strategy of innovation.

In this issue, you will read:

• interviews with international experts on China and ecology,
• the tower building solutions to face demographic growth and urbanization,
• a dialog between the architect Rudy Ricciotti and engineers,
• the acquisition of Orascom Cement and the importance of fast-growing markets,
• the Group's commitments from Romania to Kenya and Spain...

In this issue, you will read: interviews with international experts on the challenges of marine construction and on the management of urban growth; surprising meetings with architects Frank Gehry and Frédéric Borel; an article on industrial ecology; India on the road to growth...

In this issue, you will read: interviews with international experts on water resources management, social diversity and rebuilding after a natural catastrophe; the architects Marrec and Combarel and the Sensium® cement; internal growth and its challenges in the Group; and many other stories, achievements and projects...

In this issue, you will read: a section dedicated to Lafarge in North America; the challenge of energy savings in housing; social responsibility and economic performance; a saga on the Group's methods to build a facility under challenging conditions; and many other stories from South Africa to Austria...

In this issue, you will read: interviews with experts on tomorrow's cities and materials; research at the nanometric scale and innovation for the wildest dreams; the architects Rudy Ricciotti and Christian de Portzamparc; management and organization within the Group; the Lafarge's commitments close to local communities in Indonesia or in Greece...