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Few buildings provide as valuable a template for the retrofit of existing concrete structures as the 1960s Park Hill estate in Sheffield.
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Thin joint blockwork (thin joint masonry) is a fast, clean, accurate system for construction using autoclaved aerated concrete blocks of close dimensional tolerance with 2mm-3mm mortar joints.This solution is recognised as a modern method of construction.
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Case study Proctor & Matthews has revived a traditional form of settlement with a modern method of construction.
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The mammoth Thames Tideway Tunnel is a 25km, 7.2m-diameter addition to London’s Victorian sewage network to make it fit for the 21st century. Completed in 2025, it intercepts and diverts wastewater and stormwater to prevent the release of untreated sewage into the River Thames.
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Turner Art Gallery was completed with sustainability and the environment in mind and achieved a BREEAM rating of ‘Very Good’.
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The Institution of Structural Engineers has an elegant precast concrete staircase in its new London headquarters. Cast insitu, boardmarked walls and prefabricated white stair treads.
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This section provides information on Eurocode 0 and 1
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As part of the 70 years of Concrete Quarterly exhibition at the Lower Gallery in the Building Centre you will find a CQ focus on Innovative Concrete. The feature includes samples and information to demonstrate Clever Concrete, as well as examples of Innovation in Action to improve thermal performance, provide decorative concrete and low carbon solutions.
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The process to update the Eurocodes is underway. Earlier this year some 1800 ‘informal’ comments were made across Europe on a 2nd draft of a revised EN 1992-1-1. A 3rd draft was delivered by Project Team I in May 2018.
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The £435m Francis Crick Institute is a global powerhouse of medical science and is a building that might just save your life.