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SERVICES
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Concrete guidance for the Code for Sustainable Homes
The Code for Sustainable Homes presents considerable challenges, particularly with regards to energy. To answer these challenges, The Concrete Centre has published a new guide that demonstrates how to achieve the Code’s mandatory energy and CO2 requirements with masonry and concrete
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-1.jpg "Concrete guidance for the Code for Sustainable Homes") |
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Concrete approaches top form
Already widely used in the US, Canada and Europe, the use of insulating concrete formwork (ICF) is growing in the UK particularly with the self-build and housing association sectors, reports Guy Thompson, head of architecture and housing at The Concrete Centre
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Concrete prescription for hospital construction
The design and construction of hospitals can have a significant impact not only on the day-to-day running of the facility but also on the recovery of patients, reports Andrew Minson, head of structural engineering at The Concrete Centre
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.jpg "Concrete prescription for hospital construction") |
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Concrete’s viable alternative to tin sheds
The continued increase in the price of steel has led to some industrial shed clients looking for an alternative to steel portal frames, reports Jenny Burridge of The Concrete Centre
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.jpg "Concrete’s viable alternative to tin sheds") |
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Top marks for concrete
A major programme of school construction and refurbishment – Building Schools for the Future (BSF) – is underway. However, BSF is more than just a building programme, it’s a design opportunity to improve the school environment for both teachers and pupils
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.jpg "Top marks for concrete") |
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Concrete goes for gold
The London 2012 Olympic Games aims to provide a lasting sustainable legacy in terms of infrastructure, housing, sporting facilities and employment. Concrete is well placed to help this objective be met
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.jpg "Concrete goes for gold") |
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The old lady of the seafront
Further proof of the excellent natural durability of concrete comes in the shape of Marine Crescent in Folkestone, an early concrete building that has stood just metres from the sea since 1870, and which, following renovation, looks set to celebrate its 200th anniversary with ease
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Construction in a material world
The environmental focus has been on the embodied energy of construction materials. However, given that the heating, lighting and use of a building has a far greater environmental impact than its construction, the way that construction materials can reduce.
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Solid solutions for stable land
The Government is keen to encourage the re-use of brownfield land and a new publication, Remediating Brownfield Land, from The Concrete Centre, outlines the benefits of using cement solidification/stabilisation (S/S) as an environmentally sound and cost effective way to bring brownfield land back into productive use.
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.jpg "Solid solutions for stable land") |
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