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Acoustic performance

The Concrete Centre

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.

The revision of Eurocode 2

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.

Reinforcement

The Concrete Centre

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.

Car parks

The Concrete Centre

Concrete has many benefits which can be utilised for a car park, including edge protection, durability...

Recycling concrete

The Concrete Centre

Reduce and reuse are priorities for good circular economy practice.  When concrete does eventually reach the end of its life, it can be recycled.  

Cosway Street, London

The Concrete Centre

Bell Phillips and David Miller Architects renew a streetscape in central London with sculpted precast panels and an ingenious floating structure.

Park Hill, Sheffield (Phase 2)

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Phase two, now nearing completion, follows the first phase's successful rebrand with a more understated approach.

Concrete: The Non-Combustible Material for Structures

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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.