Perspectives
Case studies
Resources
About us
Contact us
Skip to the main menu
Why choose
concrete?
Close
Why choose
concrete?
An essential material
An essential material
What is concrete?
Why do we need concrete?
Enabling great design
Enabling great design
2,000 years of outstanding design
Protecting people
Protecting people
Keeping cool with concrete
Heavyweight advantages
Fighting fire
Resisting floods
Innovating for the future
Innovating for the future
A cutting-edge material
Digital concrete
The concrete of tomorrow
Local and responsibly sourced
Local and responsibly sourced
Stornoway to Penzance: essential to local and national economies
Integrity and transparency
Tackling climate change
Tackling climate change
Decarbonising concrete
Five ways concrete is creating lower-carbon buildings
UK Concrete’s ‘roadmap to beyond net zero’ explained
Case studies
Perspectives
About us
Contact us
Twitter
LinkedIn
YouTube
Homepage
Perspectives
Why carbon imports are out of sight and out of mind
Diana Casey explores why construction supply chains must have a greater understanding of where materials come from and their the associated carbon emissions
Government-backed research opens the door to huge carbon savings
New cement research sets out potential to cut direct CO2 emissions by up to four million tonnes a year.
Carbonation: why it is time to absorb the facts
Did you know that concrete buildings naturally absorb carbon dioxide over their lifetimes. This happens through a process called carbonation.
Net gain, net zero: an industry uniquely delivering for nature
MPA showcases how the minerals industry contributes to nature recovery and nature-based solutions
MPA to model carbonation of concrete across UK buildings and infrastructure for BEIS
A Government-backed project to calculate and measure the carbon dioxide emissions that are naturally absorbed by concrete is set to commence.
Flood resilience starts at home
Anti-flood measures are an essential part of our response to climate change, not just a topic for winter or for high-risk locations
From roadmap to reality: putting words into net zero action
As COP26 kicks off in Glasgow, Dr Richard Leese discusses how the concrete and cement industry is getting on with converting its roadmap into reality.
1
2
3
(current)
4
5
6
7