72 STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
part of mainstream delivery rather than standalone sustainability initiatives.
SUPPORTING CONSTRUCTION As the industry works towards net-zero ambitions, innovation in cement manufacture is playing an increasingly important role in helping reduce embodied carbon across construction projects.
Advancements in UK standards are supporting wider adoption of lower carbon cement technologies, including Portland Limestone Cement, which reduces clinker content while maintaining the strength, consistency and reliability required for residential construction. Within this evolving landscape, trusted brands are helping support the transition towards lower carbon building practices through cement solutions designed to integrate into established construction processes. By reducing clinker content, lower carbon cements can help achieve embodied carbon savings while continuing to meet the practical demands of housing delivery. Importantly, these solutions are increasingly suitable for mainstream residential construction, rather than being limited to fl agship sustainability projects. For developers and contractors, scalability and supply chain confi dence
remain essential considerations, particularly as demand for sustainable materials continues to grow. Alongside product innovation, manufacturers are also continuing to invest in improvements across production and logistics operations, including increased energy effi ciency, renewable power use and more sustainable transport solutions, helping to further reduce emissions across the wider cement supply chain.
DATA & TECHNICAL SUPPORT For developers operating across multiple sites, access to transparent carbon data is becoming increasingly important, both for internal reporting and to meet evolving investor, client and regulatory expectations. At the same time, technical guidance
from manufacturers is playing a valuable role in helping project teams navigate specifi cation choices and identify practical opportunities to reduce embodied carbon without introducing unnecessary complexity into the build process.
DELIVERING LOWER CARBON HOUSING AT SCALE
Decarbonising residential construction will require collaboration across the entire supply chain, from developers and contractors through to manufacturers and material suppliers.
The good news is that many of the foundations are already in place. Standards continue to evolve, lower carbon cement technologies are becoming more widely available, and improved data and monitoring tools are helping project teams make more informed decisions. The challenge now is accelerating adoption at scale. By embedding lower carbon material choices into mainstream specifi cation and delivery, the housebuilding sector can continue making meaningful progress towards reducing embodied carbon while still meeting the growing demand for new homes.
Garry Gregory is packed products director at Tarmac
Egger protect the board of choice for Strata Homes
The Grace development, a new housing scheme by Strata, became one of its latest projects to take advantage of EGGER’s Protect structural fl ooring boards. Darren Palmer, project manager at Strata, explained: “As a housebuilder, there are a variety of things we must consider when specifying building materials. First and foremost is sustainability, with the environment central to what we do at Strata. High quality products are another ‘must have’, as well as being easy for our site teams to install. With all of this in mind, Strata had looked for organisations and suppliers that align with our own values and EGGER UK fi t the bill perfectly. The EGGER Protect boards worked well for Grace, with the boards off ering up to 100 days weather protection. This was essential considering that the main construction works were taking place during the wetter winter months, with added protection against the elements proving invaluable. What’s more, EGGER’s structural fl ooring boards can be easily cleaned, ready for the plot to be handed over to other trades for the next phase of internal works. They also come with an easy-to-follow fi tting guide and tongue and groove joint, meaning our onsite team can easily fi t them together using EGGER’s Joint & Joist Adhesive.”
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to.egger.link/protect BEWI supports cutting-edge ICF project
BEWI Thermomur® Insulating Concrete Formwork (ICF) Building System and BEWI Jackodur® Atlas Foundation System have made possible the construction of a new cutting-edge energy-effi cient home in Berkshire. The project, which was in the past shortlisted for the BuildIt Awards, comprised the stunning transformation of a 1960s bungalow into a superb and unique family home of 418 sq m internal area. BEWI Thermomur® 350 Super ensures an outstanding thermal performance (with a U-value of 0.15W/m²K) and also enables a fast and effi cient build. It was used on this project in conjunction with the BEWI Jackodur® Atlas Foundation System, which features an innovative interlocking design to eliminate thermal bridging and ensure superior insulation, combined with stability for the foundation slab. Both the contractor and the homeowner, Charles Vickery, particularly liked the strength of the block, both in terms of the ease of construction and also the minimal bracing of the blocks required prior to each concrete pour. The BEWI high density cavity closure product was also used on all four sides of every external door or window opening. The result is a building with a total construction cost of just under £1m, which has an outstanding thermal and acoustic performance and highly insulated structural walls and fl oors.
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