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Reduce and reuse are priorities for good circular economy practice. When concrete does eventually reach the end of its life, it can be recycled.
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Bell Phillips and David Miller Architects renew a streetscape in central London with sculpted precast panels and an ingenious floating structure.
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Phase two, now nearing completion, follows the first phase's successful rebrand with a more understated approach.
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Concrete does not burn – it cannot be ‘set on fire’ unlike most other materials in a building and it does not emit any toxic fumes when affected by fire. It will also not produce smoke or drip molten particles, unlike many plastics and metals.
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The UK concrete and cement industry has launched a roadmap to become net negative by 2050, removing more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than it emits each year.
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ACME Architects adds lustre to a Leeds department store with a seductive diagrid facade.
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The Concrete Centre offers lots of useful, free resources for students and lectures inlcuding:
- Bespoke on demand webinars
- In person events and networking
- Design software and tools
- Best practice design guidance
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The UK concrete and cement industry Roadmap to Beyond Net Zero has identified that net zero can be met through decarbonised electricity and transport networks, fuel switching, greater use of low-carbon cements and concretes as well as carbon capture technology for cement manufacture. Net negative can be achieved by 2050 when the in-use benefits of concrete structures are included.
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Parisian studio Calq has transformed a 1970s office tower into a new model of co-living and working, without any major changes to its structure or its unique precast facade
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John McAslan + Partners’ landmark residential tower in north London takes ultra-high-performance fibre-reinforced concrete cladding to new heights