Trade Journals for the Concrete Industry

For some years now, building envelopes for new and existing buildings have increasingly been designed as curtain wall façade elements in a concrete look. This construction method requires thin-walled, lightweight and free-form façade elements, which at the same time require high strength, so that classic reinforced concrete is scarcely used due to its minimum concrete cover requirements. In contrast, steel-free reinforced concrete, especially concrete containing short fibres as well as carbon concrete, has a high application potential. These building materials are made of non-corrosive materials, which means that a minimum concrete cover is not required and thus filigree concrete members with a high degree of lightweight construction and significantly reduced CO2 footprint can be implemented.