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Recycling concrete

The Concrete Centre

Reduce and reuse are priorities for good circular economy practice.  When concrete does eventually reach the end of its life, it can be recycled.  

Cosway Street, London

The Concrete Centre

Bell Phillips and David Miller Architects renew a streetscape in central London with sculpted precast panels and an ingenious floating structure.

Park Hill, Sheffield (Phase 2)

The Concrete Centre

Phase two, now nearing completion, follows the first phase's successful rebrand with a more understated approach.

Concrete: The Non-Combustible Material for Structures

The Concrete Centre

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.

Victoria Gate, Leeds

The Concrete Centre

ACME Architects adds lustre to a Leeds department store with a seductive diagrid facade.

Engineering resources

The Concrete Centre

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

UK Concrete Roadmap to Beyond Net Zero

The Concrete Centre

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.  

Pong, Paris

The Concrete Centre

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

Apex Gardens, London

The Concrete Centre

John McAslan + Partners’ landmark residential tower in north London takes ultra-high-performance fibre-reinforced concrete cladding to new heights