Construction World February 2018

To reduce the project’s carbon footprint, carefully selected and treated waste material was used as a replacement for cement in low cement geo-polymer readymix concrete.

Consideration for the environment A range of environmental issues was considered and addressed including protecting and translocating threatened and endangered plant species, using water in a drought stressed arid environment, reclaiming contaminated soil through bioremediation and limiting the project’s carbon footprint. FROM TOP TO BOTTOM: Cleaning of base floor with mechanical hammer to the specified level. 30 MPa concrete being poured after completion of the steelfixing. Turbine base steelfixing in progress on top of the concrete blinding.

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CONSTRUCTION WORLD FEBRUARY 2018