Construction Solutions Blog

Back at the Hagerbach Test Gallery

For more than 15 years, underground construction experts from all over the world have participated in our popular workshops at the Hagerbach Test Gallery in Switzerland. After a ...
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Self-Levelling Cementitious Screed Opens Up New Potential

Today, screeds are based on two main technologies: the traditional dry cementitious screed and the anhydrite screed. Application of dry cementitious screeds is labor-intensive and ...
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Low-Carbon Hope Sculpture Graces Glasgow for COP26

Recently, the UN Climate Conference COP26 was hosted by the United Kingdom in partnership with Italy and encouraged many leading industrial partners to work together on the "Hope ...
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Reducing CO2 in Sprayed Concrete for Tunnelling Applications

Sprayed concrete construction in double-shell lining is a CO2-intensive construction method for tunnel structures. We identify design improvement potentials and propose ...
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10 Ways to Reduce Segmental Tunnel Linings’ Carbon Footprint

Segmentally lined tunnels use a large quantity of concrete, with the associated carbon burden that brings. However, rethinking your approach early on can reduce the carbon ...
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Sand Crisis and Recycled Concrete: How Admixtures Open Up ...

Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world – and also the most environmentally discussed. One reason for this is its reliance on sand as a component – the ...
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