CPD: Admixtures for Sustainable Concrete

Master Builders Solutions UK Ltd

This seminar looks at how concrete, and the use of admixtures, has evolved over the years. It will help you to understand which concrete admixtures are currently available in the market and what their benefits are in terms of sustainability. You will learn about the sustainable benefits and use of additives such as cement replacement materials and fibres.

The seminar also explores the future of concrete and some of the potentially industry changing innovations such as the digitisation of construction with Virtual Design and Construction (VDC), Building Information Modelling (BIM), cement free concrete, 3D printing and automated construction. This seminar will help you to understand the following topics:

- Understand how modern admixtures support the production and use of sustainable concrete
- Understand the relevant European and British standards and guidelines used for specifying and designing concrete mixes
- Understand the history of concrete evolution and the use of admixtures
- Understand the currently available concrete admixtures and their benefits in terms of sustainability
- Understand the sustainable benefits and use of additives such as cement replacement materials and fibres
- Understand the future of concrete and some of the potentially industry changing innovations such as the digitisation of construction with Virtual Design and Construction (VDC), Building Information Modelling (BIM), cement free concrete, 3D printing and automated construction
- Understand examples of best practice, where the use of advanced admixture technologies has improved their environmental impact of some well-known structures