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Good sound insulation by walls and floors is easily achieved using the inherent mass and damping qualities of concrete. The need for additional finishes is minimal, thereby reducing capital and ongoing maintenance costs.
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The Concrete Centre and Modern Masonry exhibited at this year’s CIH's Housing Conference 2018, which took place at Manchester Central from the 26th - 28th June 2018.
The Concrete Centre
The current Eurocode 2 was published in 2004 and requires updating to reflect developments both in our understanding of concrete behaviour and in the materials we use. The update, which started several years ago, is approaching a significant milestone.
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Rebar (reinforcing bar) is an important component of reinforced concrete. The steel used in UK reinforced concrete utilises 100% recycled scrap steel. At the end of its life, all reinforcing steel can be recovered, recycled and used again.
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Concrete has many benefits which can be utilised for a car park, including edge protection, durability...
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Reduce and reuse are priorities for good circular economy practice. When concrete does eventually reach the end of its life, it can be recycled.
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Bell Phillips and David Miller Architects renew a streetscape in central London with sculpted precast panels and an ingenious floating structure.
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Phase two, now nearing completion, follows the first phase's successful rebrand with a more understated approach.
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Concrete does not burn – it cannot be ‘set on fire’ unlike most other materials in a building and it does not emit any toxic fumes when affected by fire. It will also not produce smoke or drip molten particles, unlike many plastics and metals.
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The UK concrete and cement industry has launched a roadmap to become net negative by 2050, removing more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than it emits each year.