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2010
Briefing
Sustainable Concrete
Buildings
easily by modern cutting, breaking Berlin. Here the German architect typically represent up to 25%
and lifting equipment. Hervé Biele from the Conclus of the building cost. Minimising
The demolition of post-tensioned architect practice, has designed the building’s overall height, by
concrete requires more careful new family housing that reused using post-tensioned slabs, will
$200
benefits including thermal mass,
fire resistance and durability means
$100 that concrete buildings tend to have
lower operating costs and lower
$0 maintenance requirements. These
Adelaide Brisbane Melbourne Perth Sydney
sustainable attributes are discussed
Figure 6 Total cost of medium-rise commercial building structural frames in more detail in the previous section
by location (8.40- x 8.40-m grid) Environmental Considerations,
page 4.
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