Concrete, March 2024

The March 2024 issus includes: Low/zero-carbon construction, Refurbishment/upgrade of existing structures/buildings, Roads, railways and tunnels, Visual/decroative concrete and Concrete Miscellany.

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‘Roads need a better whole-life cost solution.’ Joe Quirke of Britpave, the infrastructure industry association, believes that our national road network needs a new long-term, whole-life approach.

a large body of water next to a city with lots of buildings and boats in it

Decarbonising the building materials industry is key to creating the low/zero-carbon infrastructure of the future but, to achieve this, hard-to-abate industries such as cement production must be a priority. In ‘Carbon: captured,’ Marian Garfield of Heidelberg Materials UK explains.

two children are sitting on the grass in front of a bridge that is shaped like a boat

Phoenix Bridge - With the rapid rate of urbanisation and population growth, the world needs to build better with less, decarbonise construction and build new from old to preserve natural resources. This can be done by deploying low-carbon materials, smart design and circular construction. These principles were applied in the recently completed Phoenix – a 3D-printed bridge built by Holcim, Edelio Bermejo and Hélène Lombois-Burger explain

an outdoor patio area with wooden benches and potted plants on either side of the building

Landscaping

Westminster

Farm Cottage

Beautiful Wedding Venues

Barns and Yard, Worcestershire - The renovation of a dilapidated Tudor barn and farm cottages into a beautiful wedding venue, presented Shropshire-based manufacturer Westminster Stone with the opportunity to use its traditional craftsmanship and products to produce flooring and landscaping that assimilates naturally into this rural environment. Victoria Braddock reports.

the building is very modern and has an interesting architecture design on it's side

Opening in 2025, the V&A Museum East, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is rooted in east London’s heritage and aims to explore what is shaping our world, with the voices leading contemporary culture. The V&A will house a major exhibition space plus two galleries, a restaurant and shops, and will serve as a venue for events. John Tuomey of O’Donnell + Tuomey describes the new museum space.

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Architecture

Residential Development

After four years of close co-operation in supplying a range of cast-stone architectural components for the construction of an exclusive residential development at West Byfleet, Surrey, Haddonstone is now in the process of producing a series of replica pieces for the refurbishment and conversion of a Grade II-listed mansion on the historic 25-acre parkland site. In ‘Grade II refurbishment – a fitting finale to Broadoaks Park partnership,’ Tim Baines reports.

a modern house with an unusual roof structure

Concrete Gazebo

Desert Architecture

New Modern House

Los Angeles Architecture

Movable Walls

Night Rain

Room Extensions

Architecture Wallpaper

Period Property

Gazebo Concreto - The brief for this project was simple: to provide shelter. The clients wanted a covered terrace in their garden to enable them to spend more time outdoors – day or night, rain or shine. But beyond its pragmatic function, the clients wanted something of higher architectural purpose too – to create something that exploited to the full the sculptural potential of a single material: concrete. Adrian James of Adrian James Architects explains the thinking behind the brief.

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Reinforced Concrete

Time Saving

With a combination of steel, precast and reinforced concrete to consider, as well as complex geometric interfaces with numerous M&E, operation and maintenance requirements, Tekla’s enhanced accuracy, co-ordination and visibility were essential in the construction of Tideway’s Carnwath Road shaft. In ‘Time-saving construction and co-ordination on Tideway’s Carnwath Road shaft,’ Steve Jackson reports.

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Millbank Quarter and 9 Millbank, collectively known as 9 Millbank, is an award-winning luxury residential development located in the heart of Westminster. A development of this nature specifies luxury finishes and materials that are rarely lightweight, and therefore the reuse strategy had to mitigate loads, avoid strengthening works and meet modern safety standards. This required a complex engineering approach, which was taken by Walsh on behalf of developer St Edward. Ben Ransom of Walsh reports

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To Grow

As concrete is the most extensively manufactured material worldwide, the industry stands at a crossroads between environmental challenge and innovation. Annually, over 30 billion tonnes of concrete are used – a figure that only looks to grow. This surge necessitates a drastic pivot towards decarbonisation within this heavily emitting sector. Andreas Saari of Paebbl reports in ‘Concrete could be our largest carbon solution.’

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Reduce Carbon Footprint

In ‘Carbon zero, carbon neutral and off-setting to reduce carbon footprint,’ Fosroc’s Hazel Lowe describes a combined approach using third-party accreditation, product development and off-setting. The image shows a carbon off-setting project through Climate Impact Partners supports windpower development.

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Concrete Alternatives

University Of Cambridge

Portland Cement

Construction Management

In ‘Decarbonising construction by investing in low-carbon innovation,’ Rossella Nicolin of Laing O’Rourke looks at the role of a main contractor in working with the whole concrete supply chain to help bring about a lower-carbon construction industry.

The global concrete industry is set to see huge growth in demand due to drivers such as increases in both urbanisation and infrastructure spending – delivering on the sector’s net-zero obligations is, therefore, critical. In ‘Innovations are an important step,’ Simon Chudley of Tarmac explains more about the manufacturer’s pathway to net zero and what steps the UK industry is taking to drive concrete production to net zero. Net Zero, The Uk, Drive

Net Zero

The Uk

Drive

The global concrete industry is set to see huge growth in demand due to drivers such as increases in both urbanisation and infrastructure spending – delivering on the sector’s net-zero obligations is, therefore, critical. In ‘Innovations are an important step,’ Simon Chudley of Tarmac explains more about the manufacturer’s pathway to net zero and what steps the UK industry is taking to drive concrete production to net zero.

Concrete, March 2024

The March 2024 issus includes: Low/zero-carbon construction, Refurbishment/upgrade of existing structures/buildings, Roads, railways and tunnels, Visual/decroative concrete and Concrete Miscellany.

14 Pins

·6mo

Concrete Magazine