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Marshall Building, London

From rotated grids to huge trunk-like columns and post-tensioned cantilevers, the structure is the star at the LSE’s extraordinary Marshall Building, writes Tony Whitehead

Futurebuild 2024

Visit The Concrete Centre and UK Concrete at Futurebuild 2024. Our presence on the Innovation Trail will enable visitors to pick up copies of the latest guidance, see real-life examples of the innovations available for low carbon concrete and speak to technical staff who can answer specific queries on the latest advancements. 

Government Bans Combustible Materials in External Walls of Tall Buildings

The Concrete Centre’s principal structural engineer and expert on fire, Tony Jones, clarifies the Government’s combustible materials ban and its impact on construction. 

On 29 November the Government announced details of the changes to the Building Regulations, and associated guidance, that bans the use of combustible materials in the external walls of the relevant buildings.

Oversimplifying the overheating issue

Tom De Saulles, The Concrete Centre's advisor on Building Physics expresses concerns that elements of new MHCLG proposals represent a backward step on addressing overheating in new homes.

Healthy, resilient homes and buildings

Lightweight concrete

This page provides information on lightweight concrete

No-fines concrete

The benefits of no-fines concrete

Insulating concrete formwork

Insulating concrete formwork (ICF) is a simple construction system using purpose made insulating panels or blocks as the permanent formwork for in-situ concrete. The block and panel ICF systems use either expanded polystyrene insulation (EPS) or extruded polystyrene (XPS).

Net zero needs a design aesthetic

Would a modern twist on the Bauhaus vision help to inspire and transform, asks Elaine Toogood. The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen recently said that the climate transition needs its own ‘distinctive aesthetic’. She has vowed to set up a new Bauhaus movement to inspire architects and designers.

One Coleman Street, London

Located in the heart of the City of London, this prestigious office development has set a new benchmark for the use of recycled secondary aggregates and secondary cementitious materials.