Construction activity

Combines digital sensor technology in wet-concrete trucks with intelligent analytics to calculate the quality, volume & time remaining before the wet-concrete load sets

The manufacture of Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) produces significant Carbon Dioxide emmisions via the energy required to heat the cement kilns to convert Calcium Carbonate to Calcium Oxide. Ground Granulated Blastfurnace Slag (GGBS) material is commonly used as a substitute to OPC, but has only been accreditated to a 55/45 mix with OPC; halving the Carbon Dioxide emmisions.

Government strategy setting out how the manufacturing industry can decarbonise in line with net zero while remaining competitive and without pushing emissions abroad. Policy paper available online.

Funded by UKRI and led by University College London, this centre aims to develop systems for more efficient use and recovery of mineral resources. This will reduce UK construction minerals extraction by more than half a million tonnes per day, and reduce the generation of 154 million tonnes of mineral waste each year. As well as, Breathaboard - high performance, environmentally sustainable, gypsum plasterboard alternative. Led by Adaptavate Ltd., they are developing a gypsum plasterboard alternative created from agricultural crop waste.

Through the Mineral Products Association the UK concrete and cement industry has launched a roadmap to become net negative by 2050, removing more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than it emits each year.