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June 2012
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Review Article| June 01 2012

Briefing: Specifying concrete for sustainability

Denis Higgins, MSc, PhD
Denis Higgins, MSc, PhD
Director General, Cementitious Slag Makers Association, Oxted, Surrey, UK
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Received: November 18 2009
Accepted: November 30 2010
Online ISSN: 1751-7680
Print ISSN: 1478-4629
ICE Publishing: All rights reserved
2012
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering Sustainability (2012) 165 (2): 125–127.
https://doi.org/10.1680/ensu.9.00059
Article history
Received:
November 18 2009
Accepted:
November 30 2010

Until recently, specifications for concrete have concentrated on ensuring the required strength and durability. Nowadays, many clients are also concerned with sustainability and are looking to reduce environmental burdens. This briefing explains how to minimise the embodied carbon dioxide associated with manufacturing concrete.

Keywords: concrete technology & manufacture, concrete structures, environment
ICE Publishing: All rights reserved
2012
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