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Eurocode 2 FAQs

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This page addresses frequently asked questions surrounding Eurocode 2

PI59, Amsterdam

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An unloved 1970s office block is transformed into one of Amsterdam's most stylish workplaces

Juniper House, London

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A hybrid concrete frame and hand-placed facade help Pollard Thomas Edwards deliver 91 mixed-tenure homes on a near-impossible site next to Walthamstow station

Urbanest Battersea, London

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Short spans and slim slabs provide an efficient, rigid frame for England’s largest Passivhaus development

Carbon data for project LCA

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

Using 56 day concrete strengths

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Tony Jones of The Concrete Centre discusses the embodied carbon savings to be made by choice of cement types when specifying concrete at 56-day strength. 

Floor screeds

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A floor screed is usually a cementitious material applied onto either a solid in-situ concrete ground floor slab or onto a precast concrete floor unit. There are many proprietary screeds on the market and information about these can be obtained from the manufacturer.

Ray Dolby Centre, Cambridge

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Jestico + Whiles’ Ray Dolby Centre in Cambridge is one of the most vibration-resistant environments in the UK, thanks to its rigid concrete frame and raft slab. So how did they make it so flexible?

How to use GGBS efficiently

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