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Specifying sustainable concrete - understanding the role of constituent materials
Publication Year
2020
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Guidance for designers on optimising the sustainable credentials of concrete through specification to BS 8500; covering assessment tools, aggregates, cements, admixtures, water and reinforcement.
Document History
Ref. TCC/05/24. February 2020 edition. Supersedes the February 2019 edition. First published 2011, revised January 2015, February 2017, February 2019 and February 2020. Published by The Concrete Centre, part of the Mineral Products Association.
Publisher Information
The Concrete Centre
The Concrete Centre is the central development organisation for the UK concrete sector and provides material, design and construction guidance. Their aim is to enable all those involved in the design, use and performance of concrete to realise the potential of the material. Funded by 15 major cement and concrete organisations, the Concrete Centre works alongside the British Cement Association, The Concrete Society, and the ready mix and precast concrete industries to ensure an integrated approach from the concrete sector to technical support, research, education, training and information services. The Reinforced Concrete Council and the Ready Mixed Concrete Bureau are now part of The Concrete Centre.
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