Benefits

Sustainability

Sustainable Development is "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs".

For example, using LCC on a typical 3-bed semi detached house achieves:

• Saving of over 10 tonnes of CO₂ emissions
• Saving of quarrying over 18 tonnes of natural resources
• Saving the energy equivalent of over 1.7 years of electricity use in the average home.

Low Carbon

Low Carbon Concrete uses Ecocem green cement leading to a reduced carbon footprint. Concrete containing Ecocem is also stronger, looks better and lasts longer making it the sustainable solution of choice for new build.

Embodied CO₂

The Embodied CO₂ in Irish construction projects accounts for between 10% & 15% of all CO₂ emissions in Ireland. LCC can reduce the embodied CO₂ in concrete by 40%. LCC can reduce the embodied CO₂ of the average structure by 25% making it the Best Available Technology (BAT) for reducing embodied CO₂ in the construction industry.

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The Convention Centre Dublin

Using LCC in the Convention Centre Dublin has achieved:

• Saving of over 6,000 tonnes of CO₂ emissions
• Saving of quarrying over 10,000 tonnes of natural resources
• Saving the energy equivalent of over 1,000 years of electricity use in the average home.