Concrete Compass

How concrete can deliver energy efficiency through low embodied and operational energy and carbon for housing and structural frames.

While Eurocode 2 is currently in the process of undergoing change and development (see blog from Concrete Centre's principal structural engineer, Tony Jones on the proposed amendments), current guidance for how to design structures using Eurocode 2 is readily available, in the form of published documents (available in hard and soft copies), webinars and software.

How concrete can be specified to have lower embodied carbon and provide the lowest whole life carbon solutions, now and in the future. 

How concrete production itself uses waste derived from other industries, as well as how the material can be made more efficient, through design.

The use of precast concrete elements is a well-established construction method. Concrete offsite solutions range from whole building and structural systems, to precast construction components, offering numerous benefits during construction and over the whole life of a building.