Building to future proof against climate change

Concrete and heavyweight construction can help to future proof our built-environment against climate change threats including hotter summer temperatures and winter flooding.

News from Buildingtalk, 9 February 2012

CO2 reduction could reduce UK competitiveness

The concrete industry warns that the proposed accelerated rate of CO2 reduction could reduce the competitiveness of UK industry, particularly energy intensive industries.

News from Buildingtalk, 1 June 2011

New guidance for Thermal Performance: Part L1A

Study into how best to meet current and anticipated requirements for Part L1A of the Building Regulations has been published by MPA The Concrete Centre.

News from Buildingtalk, 13 April 2011

Concrete Centre extends webcast resource

The Concrete Centre launches two educational webcasts aimed at structural engineers to provide a comprehensive introduction to the new Eurocodes and to the benefits of Finite Element Analysis.

News from Buildingtalk, 23 July 2010

Concrete Centre offers Eurocode training

The Concrete Centre is providing structural engineers with a range of resources dedicated to providing information on Eurocodes.

News from Buildingtalk, 12 March 2010

Guidance on concrete fire peformance

New technical guidance 'Performance of Concrete Structures in Fire', fire is to be published by The Concrete Centre under the Cement and Concrete Industry Publications initiative.

News from Buildingtalk, 9 December 2009

Concrete Centre supports funding for SUDS

The Concrete Centre has welcomed funding for local councils to overcome surface water flooding utilising sustainable urban drainage systems.

News from Buildingtalk, 15 September 2009

Concrete solutions for climate change

The Concrete Centre is exploring the need to protect homes against the impact of climate change with the Met Office predicting high temperatures and increased risk of flooding.

News from Buildingtalk, 30 June 2009

New guide to Insulating Concrete Formwork

The use of insulating concrete formwork is growing amongst the self build and social housing sectors and a new guide is set to further increase popularity and demand.

News from Buildingtalk, 9 June 2009

Student halls use concrete cellular construction

Rapid concrete cellular construction could help to ease the pressure on student accommodation as university applications rise.

News from Buildingtalk, 29 April 2009

• The Concrete Centre explain thermal mass

• Heavyweight homes will reduce impact of heatwaves

• Code for Sustainable Buildings needs to go further

• Concrete sector questions environmental rating

• Long-term sustainable schools

• New guide shows how to realise HCC potential

• Recycled building wins sustainability award

• Concrete construction can help deliver new homes

• Concrete industry signs up for sustainable future

• Concrete Centre on designing sustainable buildings

• Concrete well placed for sustainable construction

• Concrete sector ready to work with new Eurocodes

• Building Design to Eurocode 2

• Free evening seminars held by The Concrete Centre

• Concrete Centre joins UK Green Building Council

• Precast Construction Guide

• Summer flood report welcomed by concrete industry

• Eurocode 6 guidance published

• Winter school in concrete design

• Low carbon housing in concrete

• Registered specialist contractors only need apply

• Housing Green Paper must set coherent strategy