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Robotic formwork

The Concrete Centre

Digital design experts at Bath are creating software tools that will be used – among other things – to power a giant 8m x 4m pin-mould in Cambridge to become bespoke formwork at the touch of a return key.

Jubilee Library, Brighton

The Concrete Centre

This BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rated public building optimises the thermal properties of concrete and embraces the benefits of a wind-assisted passive ventilation system.

Heidelberg Materials HQ, Germany

The Concrete Centre

Heidelberg Materials’ new HQ is a trove of concrete excellence, from the air-cleaning facade to precision-cast feature columns. And it’s just been awarded Germany’s top sustainability rating.

New Cements

The Concrete Centre

The specification of concrete code BS 8500 is being amended this summer to include three-part blends of cement such as Portland cement, GGBS and limestone fines or Portland cement, fly ash and limestone fines. These are low carbon cements which will improve the range of options available to designers, specifiers and producers.

Vibration control

The Concrete Centre

Research by Arup found that concrete solutions can be designed to meet stringent vibration criteria and are the most efficient in doing so, with the smallest increases in depth and material required and with minimal additional cost.

Delivering Housing that is Resilient to Fire and Climate Change

The Concrete Centre

A forthcoming conference, Resilient Housing, a collaboration between Modern Masonry, Brick Development and The Concrete Centre will be providing the latest guidance and technical expertise to enable the design and delivery of long-lasting and high-performance homes.

Mint Hotel, London

The Concrete Centre

A key requirement for the Mint Hotel was for all walls between rooms to be concrete, which provides high levels of inherent thermal efficiency, fire resistance and sound insulation.