Techrete launches low carbon concrete range [Video]

Techrete, Ireland’s largest architectural precast concrete façade specialist, has launched a range of sustainable concrete products, targeting a 50% reduction in embodied carbon.

Techrete said the product line positions the company at the forefront of innovation in green construction materials as it approaches its 40th anniversary.

The firm exports approximately 80% of its products to the UK and serves industry giants such as Kier, Mace, McAleer & Rushe, Multiplex, RG Group, Sir Robert McAlpine, Sisk, Vinci, and Wates.

The new lower carbon concrete range was the result of a strategic R&D programme, funded by Enterprise Ireland.

Techrete’s research explored the potential of alternative cement blends and novel materials to dramatically cut carbon emissions.

The company embraced opportunities provided by a revised concrete standard, allowing for the incorporation of lower-carbon materials such as limestone filler, fly ash, silica fume, ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) and others.

Techrete currently employs 350 people across Ireland …