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SUMMARY:Reductions in the Embodied Carbon of Concrete Structures through I
 mproved Design and Material Specification - Fragkoulis Kanavaris\, Arup
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CONTACT:Lowhikan
DESCRIPTION:Concrete materials and structures have been in the spotlight r
 egarding an urging need to decarbonise as part of the holistic effort to a
 chieve net zero in the built environment by 2050. Traditionally\, the conc
 rete construction industry has been operating in a fragmented way\, under 
 which within the design space\, materials specifiers and structural engine
 ers would operate in isolation whilst similar was the case for collaborati
 on between designers\, contractors and manufacturers. Nevertheless\, there
  is much potential that remains untapped from lack of interdisciplinary co
 llaboration across the value chain. While several opportunities exist for 
 collaboration improvement towards efficiency and carbon reduction in mater
 ials and structures\, this paper focuses on design aspects that could be i
 mproved through an interdisciplinary approach. Through certain case studie
 s\, it is demonstrated why is important to apply total design approaches\,
  combining structural optimisation with improved materials specification a
 nd how such practice can lead to significant savings in structural embodie
 d carbon.
LOCATION:CivEng Seminar Room (1-33) (Civil Engineering Building)
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