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Digital design experts at Bath are creating software tools that will be used – among other things – to power a giant 8m x 4m pin-mould in Cambridge to become bespoke formwork at the touch of a return key.
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This BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rated public building optimises the thermal properties of concrete and embraces the benefits of a wind-assisted passive ventilation system.
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Heidelberg Materials’ new HQ is a trove of concrete excellence, from the air-cleaning facade to precision-cast feature columns. And it’s just been awarded Germany’s top sustainability rating.
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How concrete can be specified to have lower embodied carbon and provide the lowest whole life carbon solutions, now and in the future.
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The specification of concrete code BS 8500 is being amended this summer to include three-part blends of cement such as Portland cement, GGBS and limestone fines or Portland cement, fly ash and limestone fines. These are low carbon cements which will improve the range of options available to designers, specifiers and producers.
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Research by Arup found that concrete solutions can be designed to meet stringent vibration criteria and are the most efficient in doing so, with the smallest increases in depth and material required and with minimal additional cost.
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Consultation of the concrete industry sustainable construction strategy to 2020 is already underway. This year's summer school for the cement and concrete industry, will provide the first feedback from this process as well as an opportunity to discuss the impact of sustainability in your aspect of the supply chain.
The third in a series of one-day briefings, this event will cover the following topics:
Responsible sourcing
BREEAM 2011
Achieving zero carbon homes
Thermal performance to building regs: Part L
Carbon calculator for buildings
Specifying sustainable concrete
Communicating the sustainability credentials of concrete
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This free CPD evening seminar comprises three presentations covering sustainable high and low rise housing solutions in concrete and masonry.
The presentations will discuss the change in Building Regulations: Part L1A 2010 and provide zero carbon solutions for heavyweight low rise housing, informed by a recent study published in The Concrete Centre document Thermal Performance.
This will be contrasted with a high-rise residential case study from the designers of the 36-storey student accommodation project which, when completed in 2012, will be the second tallest building in Manchester.
An update on specifying sustainable concrete, as well as information on the improving sustainablity performance of the concrete industry and the responsible sourcing of concrete, will also be provided.
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A forthcoming conference, Resilient Housing, a collaboration between Modern Masonry, Brick Development and The Concrete Centre will be providing the latest guidance and technical expertise to enable the design and delivery of long-lasting and high-performance homes.
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A key requirement for the Mint Hotel was for all walls between rooms to be concrete, which provides high levels of inherent thermal efficiency, fire resistance and sound insulation.