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ACME Architects adds lustre to a Leeds department store with a seductive diagrid facade.
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The Concrete Centre offers lots of useful, free resources for students and lectures inlcuding:
- Bespoke on demand webinars
- In person events and networking
- Design software and tools
- Best practice design guidance
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The UK concrete and cement industry Roadmap to Beyond Net Zero has identified that net zero can be met through decarbonised electricity and transport networks, fuel switching, greater use of low-carbon cements and concretes as well as carbon capture technology for cement manufacture. Net negative can be achieved by 2050 when the in-use benefits of concrete structures are included.
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Parisian studio Calq has transformed a 1970s office tower into a new model of co-living and working, without any major changes to its structure or its unique precast facade
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John McAslan + Partners’ landmark residential tower in north London takes ultra-high-performance fibre-reinforced concrete cladding to new heights
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Hospital buildings need to be facilities that help medical staff in the efficient delivery of quality healthcare and provide a positive environment for speedy patient recovery. Concrete can easily be designed for the most complete control of vibration over whole areas without excessively increasing the structure.
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This page provides information on BS 8500 and BS 8110
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3D printing and post-tensioning combine to create a reusable beam with half as much material
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Bjarke Ingels Group’s Copenhagen base harks back to the brutalist era, while heralding a new dawn for calcined clay concrete
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Emily provides a snapshot of some of the key changes in the 2022 revision of BS 8102. The revision to BS 8102 (Code of practice for protection of below ground structures against water from the ground) was published in March 2022.