Glass and cement - a marriage of convenience

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A team from the UK's Sheffield Hallam University has produced a new material called Metzzo, which has architectural and furniture design applications. The material is made from waste bottle glass, crushed into cullet, and mixed with cement, fines and additives. The concrete consists of up to 80% glass, and the strength of the concrete is dependent upon the size of the cullet particles. The material is moulded without heat, and the roughly-coarsened surface is polished to give a marble-like appearance. Metzzo can be used for furniture, flooring and cladding, as well as small artefacts.

Innovations, Glass products, Materials, Waste products, Flooring, Floors, Furniture, Glass waste, Moldings, Moldings (Trim), Molding materials

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Heathrow's bright prospect for workers and wildlife

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A 2,500 mt betonite-cement 'cut-off' wall is a key feature of the 200 million pounds sterling Prospect Park Combined Business Centre being constructed by British Airways on a 115 ha site near Heathrow Airport, England. The wall, which will prevent groundwater contamination on the site, which is infilled with domestic waste, extends around 8 mt down into the underlying London clay aquiclude. All operations, including precasting, have taken place within the site boundaries, thus ensuring maximum control.

British Airways PLC

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Village business

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Designers of Doxford International Business Park, Sunderland, UK were commissioned to produce 16 business units which met the needs of business users while fitting into the local environment in an unobtrusive manner. Architectural firm Aukett Associates were commissioned by Akeler Developments, with emphasis on providing low energy usage. Solar energy panels were included on some of the buildings in conjunction with a European Union project testing the commercial viability of photovoltaics.

Services, Bricks, Architectural firms, Architectural services, Aukett Associates PLC, Photovoltaic power generation, Sunderland, England

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