SYSTEMS ENGINEERING | ANLAGENTECHNIK ROHRDORFER BAUSTOFFE

Concrete Rudolph opts for Chekker technology platform

Since the beginning of the year, the Concrete Rudolph precast producer, which is part of the Rohrdorfer group of companies, has been using the Chekker technology platform of the Austrian Beamionic...

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Making sustainability of pigments measurable Environmental product declarations (EPDs) have become an accepted means of communicating the environmental footprints of construction products. As a manufacturer of iron oxide pigments, LANXESS recently started offering EPDs for a large number of its products. In this interview, Michael Ertl, head of our LANXESS Inorganic Pigments business unit, looks ahead and shows how the life cycle assessment (LCA) of products for the construction industry can be improved with the involvement of raw material suppliers and what role EPDs play in this.Currently only a few raw material suppliers offer verified EPDs. Why is this, and what additional value can this kind of environmental information offer?

Currently only a few raw material suppliers offer verified EPDs. Why is this, and what additional value can this kind of environmental information offer? The main purpose of EPDs is to provide...

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GARDEN AND LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION | GALABAU

Economically producing aesthetic L-bricks

Today, many building materials manufacturers offer a high-quality and diverse range of concrete blocks for the home and garden or for modern urban and commercial construction: blocks, walls and paving...

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PRECAST ELEMENT PRODUCTION | FERTIGTEILHERSTELLUNG ANTARES PRÈ-FABRICADOS

Another flagship project made by Antares

Antares Pré-Fabricados is a pioneering company in the field of precast concrete construction in the north of the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina which has been continuously present in the market...

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