Gallery
Aviva Stadium - completed
These are shots from the Aviva stadium where between 40-70% GGBS was used to significantly reduce the embodied CO2. You will note the aesthetic whiter colour of the concrete and the resulting improved reflectivity making the stadium brighter.Friday 2nd July 2010(11 images in this collection)
Henry J. Lyons Building, Dublin - boardmark finish
These are images of boardmark concrete with 50% GGBS from Henry J. Lyons architects offices in Dublin- http://www.hjlyons.com/Wednesday 16th December 2009(5 images in this collection)
Convention Centre Dublin (Spencer Dock)
The CCD is the world's first carbon neutral convention centre (www.emissionzero.ie), scheduled to open in September 2010. 70% Ecocem was used in the concrete for technical and environmental reasons. 10,500 tonnes of CO2 were saved by using Ecocem.Tuesday 30th June 2009(10 images in this collection)
Luas Bridge at Spencer Dock, Dublin
The Arup designed bridge used 70% GGBS in its construction. Architect Amanda Levete of Future Systems describes the Luas Bridge as "incredibly slender, soft and languid. It curves up at the edges like a manta ray."Monday 14th December 2009(6 images in this collection)
Santiago Calatrava designed Samuel Beckett Bridge
Bridge where 50% GGBS was used in the concrete for the central support, in the concrete ballast and the concrete at the interface with the quay. Contractor: Graham ConstructionThursday 10th December 2009(5 images in this collection)