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The Concrete Centre’s annual student Structural Concrete competition, in partnership with Laing O’Rourke, has been won by Sara Edgar, Naomi Stanton and Christopher Walsh from Queen’s University, Belfast. The 2022 competition challenge for teams of engineering students was to design a school building within an existing school development in the suburbs of a large UK city.
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David Chipperfield’s Hepworth Gallery in Wakefield is an imposing concrete citadel that seems to rise straight out of the River Calder. But this imposing exterior conceals a surprisingly flexible space.
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This flagship project reinforces UCL’s commitment to creating one of the most exciting universities in the world at which to study and work. The building provides a flexible environment that enhances the lives of UCL students and supports their needs and learning in the heart of the Bloomsbury campus.
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The Green Guide to Specification (Green Guide) is an online resource for designers and specifiers to compare the environmental ranking of construction elements as part of an overall environmental or sustainability assessment for a project or development.
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Peter Zumthor’s David Geffen Galleries is a reinforced-concrete structure supported on seven 10m-high pavilions, spanning 50m across Wilshire Boulevard.
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UK producers are trialling new types of cement production methods and testing low-carbon concrete recipes in a bid to eliminate carbon emissions and become a net-zero industry. The moves are part of a roadmap that identifies seven ways of decarbonising the industry.
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Circulation takes centre stage as de Blacam and Meagher cut a dynamic sequence of voids, roof lanterns and overlapping corridors into an Irish state secondary school
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The Concrete Centre will be holding a free seminar as part of the line up in the Yellow seminar room of Greenbuild Expo 2014.
This seminar will outline the latest revisions to Part L1A for new homes, and the Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP). Several routes to compliance will be highlighted, comprising different fabric and services options. General information will also be provided on concrete and masonry construction, including construction details and new/innovative products.
To book a free place visit: www.greenbuildexpo.co.uk/index.php/visiting/
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The Concrete Centre is pleased to announce a brand-new seminar to its annual calendar with the, Better Built Homes Seminar running for the first time this June. The event is now live so confirm your spot early.
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This year’s Concrete Centre Sustainability Series has now officially started. Elaine Toogood reflects on the launch event and the theme of the evening - collaboration and knowledge sharing, as well as previewing some highlights of the upcoming Series.