Sue Freitag Acknowledged with Outstanding Contribution Award for Industry Service
Thursday, 12 October 2023
In recognition of an exceptional and sustained involvement to the advancement of the Aotearoa New Zealand concrete industry, Sue Freitag of WSP was presented with an Outstanding Contribution Award at the September 2023 Concrete NZ conference in Hamilton.
Sue Freitag graciously acknowledges those that offered assistance throughout her career.
As part of the concrete industry’s revised awards structure, overseen by Concrete NZ, the peer-nominated award celebrates those who have contributed meaningfully to making a difference in the field of concrete materials, design, construction, research
and/or administration.
Amongst an extensive résumé, Sue’s participation in Standards development has been particularly significant, with NZS 3104 Specification for Concrete Production and NZS 3121 Water and Aggregate for Concrete, along with many others, benefitting
from Sue’s analytical mind and eye for detail.
Sue’s expertise is in the field of concrete durability, and she is an international specialist in the effects of alkali silica reaction (ASR) on concrete. In the 1980’s Sue was instrumental in carrying out the first surveys of New Zealand structures affected
by ASR and was on the original committee that developed TR3 Alkali Silica Reaction: Minimising the Risk of Damage to Concrete: Guidance Notes and Recommended Practice.
Always modest, Sue herself acknowledges Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) and Industrial Research Limited (IRL) cement experts who undertook much of the scientific work that is the foundation of ASR (and now pozzolan) knowledge in
New Zealand.
Sue also salutes the concrete experts who welcomed her into Standards New Zealand, RILEM and Concrete Institute of Australia technical groups and committees, so that she could ensure their documents address the needs of New Zealand designers.
Sue Freitag receives her Outstanding Contribution Award from Concrete NZ chair Dene Cook.
2023 Conference Awards
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