All Concrete articles
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OpinionCO2-derived concrete can build a net-negative future
With a growing population and a rapidly expanding construction sector to match, Eve Pope explores the use of CO2-derived materials to prevent house building from damaging our climate
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FeaturesPhoenix: the 3D-printed concrete bridge
Circular by design, Phoenix stands solely through compression without reinforcement, with blocks that can be easily disassembled and recycled
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NewsIn pictures: Bindloss Dawes transforms Chelsea Mews House
The traditional, compact London home has been redesigned into a bright and calm urban escape
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OpinionLaing O’Rourke’s decision was admirable
As the company announces its transition to low carbon concrete, this could be the catalyst needed for the sector to embrace more sustainable building products
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Building StudyTechnical Study: n2 by Lynch Architects
The ground below the n2 office development in Victoria was so congested by tunnels, it is supported in just four places. Thomas Lane looks at the pinpoint accuracy of the building’s fit
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OpinionWhat’s stopping us from reducing the amount of carbon in basements?
We need to think about decarbonisation on even the most challenging projects, writes Anna Beckett
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FeaturesLondon Design Festival: Architectural installation showcases carbon-neutral concrete
A collaboration between Seratech, AKTII and Byrne Brothers sees a unique approach to carbon-neutral concrete
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FeaturesEnvironmentally-friendly furniture factory is a big plus in the forests of Norway
Furniture factory, experience centre and 300-acre public park, the colourful manufacturing village is committed to the carbon-neutral fabrication of urban furniture
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FeaturesWarmFloor Pro – The sustainable, insulated alternative to beam and block flooring
WarmFloor Pro is ideal for both residential and commercial structural floor construction
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TechnicalDoes the key to cutting carbon lie beneath your feet?
A new system aims to reduce the embodied carbon of a floor slab by up to 75%. But are other solutions already to hand?
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NewsUse more concrete to make timber buildings safer, says insurance report
Report recommends concrete cores and alternating concrete and timber floors to reduce flood and fire risk
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TechnicalMerrion Cricket Club, Dublin
TAKA Architects has ensured the members of this flood-hit cricket club face many more innings thanks to the waterfproofing armoury of their club house’s latest incarnation, says Hugh Strange
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TechnicalDeruyte children's shoe shop, Belsele
ONO Architectuur has combined sophisticated detailing and inexpensive materials to create a shop and apartment building with a difference in Belgium
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TechnicalLogements Sociaux Experimenteaux, Paris
Hugh Strange reviews Babled Nouvet Reynaud Architectes’ design for an energy-efficient apartment block that’s leading the way to low emissions in the French capital
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TechnicalTownhouse by Brendan Woods and Andrew Houlton
The reworking of an 1840 house in Greenwich has radically reconfigured the building’s relationship with both its basement and garden, while while adding a new layer of sophistication
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TechnicalVictorian terraced house renovation in Dublin by Donal Colfer Architects
Architect updates Victorian house with concrete mullions, walnut fittings and polished plaster
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TechnicalConcrete House in Stange, Norway, by Carl-Viggo Hølmebakk
A technical look at Norwegian architect Carl-Viggo Hølmebakk’s Concrete House
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TechnicalJoseph Pschorr Haus by Kuehn Malvezzi Architects
Contrasting external elements for residential and retail spaces merge seamlessly on the interior of this mixed-use Munich building
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Building StudyLondon's concrete quarter
The transformation of King’s Cross includes some of the UK’s most sustainable office buildings - and concrete is key to all of them
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TechnicalBarcelona artist’s studio by Garcés De Seta Bonet Arquitectes
Catalan painter Eduardo Arranz-Bravo’s new concrete workshop and gallery