News

• Concrete solutions for student accommodation
  Thu, Jan, 17 2013
  The concrete industry has developed a number of solutions for student accommodation which continues to be a rare growth sector for the beleaguered construction industry.
• Concrete Offshore Wind 2012
  Thu, Jan, 17 2013
  The recent 2012 Concrete Offshore Wind conference, hosted by MPA The Concrete Centre, learnt that the future for concrete gravity foundations is looking very positive.
• Study Finds Concrete Gravity Bases are a Low Carbon Foundation Solution for Offshore Wind Farms
  Wed, Nov, 14 2012
  Given that the purpose of offshore wind farms is to generate low carbon, renewable energy, the greenhouse gases emitted during their construction and operation is an important consideration.
• Concrete Industry is on Track to Meet 2012 Sustainability Performance Targets
  Mon, Nov, 5 2012
  The publication of the fifth Concrete Industry Sustainability Performance Report, based on 2011 production data, demonstrates how far the industry has come in realising its vision.
• Marine Report Recommends Installation of Concrete Gravity Bases for Deep Water Offshore Windfarms
  Tue, Oct, 23 2012
  The impact on the marine environment of offshore windfarms is an important issue. A new report supports the inert placement of concrete gravity bases against the disruption of driving steel piles into the sea bed.
• Parliamentary Reception Supports Role of Concrete Gravity Bases for Delivery of Offshore Renewable Energy
  Tue, Oct, 23 2012
  At a recent Westminster Parliamentary Reception, Government and industry figures have championed the role that concrete gravity foundations can play in realising the renewable energy potential of Round 3 wind farms.
• Reasons to use concrete gravity foundations grow
  Thu, Oct, 18 2012
  Government offshore plans and industry technological developments have underlined the potential of concrete gravity bases for offshore wind farms. Andrew Minson, executive director of MPA The Concrete Centre examines the evidence.
• Design Study Shows the Way Forward for Mainstream Zero Carbon Homes
  Fri, Aug, 10 2012
  A new guidance report, ‘Zero Carbon Performance – Cost-effective Concrete and Masonry Homes’, explains how a cost-effective design specification for mainstream low carbon homes can be achieved.
• NPPFs presumption of sustainable development
  Wed, Jul, 11 2012
  National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) must involve informed examination of all sustainability options
• Concrete Elegance: The Art of Casting
  Tue, Jul, 10 2012
  The design aesthetic and texture of concrete casting will be examined at a forthcoming Concrete Elegance evening lecture to be held at The Building Centre, Store Street, London, on 26 September 2012 from 18.30.
• Concrete Gravity Base Development for Offshore Wind Cost Reduction
  Fri, Jun, 29 2012
  Concrete gravity bases have an important role to play in the technical developments that will enable reduced costs of energy from UK offshore wind farms.
• Concrete Sector Welcomes Proposals for Sustainability Centres of Excellence
  Fri, Jun, 15 2012
  Calls by the Royal Academy of Engineering for the establishment of a network of sustainable building ‘Centres of Excellence’ have been welcomed by the concrete sector.
• Council's timber construction bias is misguided
  Mon, May, 28 2012
  Hackney Council’s move to create a ‘presumption in favour’ of using timber construction as reported in Building is misguided believes MPA - The Concrete Centre.
• Concrete salute for self-build market growth
  Wed, May, 23 2012
  The concrete sector has welcomed the appointment of the television presenter Kevin McCloud as champion for the self-build sector together with the Government’s announcement of a £30 million fund to provide self builders with short-term finance
• New Design Software Demystifies Fabric Energy Efficiency
  Tue, May, 8 2012
  A new, free, software design tool that makes building physics more accessible has been developed, offering particular assistance for the explanation and understanding of passive thermal design and construction.