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Designed with sustainability principles to the forefront.
All concrete has ggbs by eco cement. Ground Granulated Blastfurnace Slag (GGBS) cement is a by-product of the steel industry. Molten slag lying on top of the molten iron in the blastfurnace comprises silicates (glass), and is the raw material for GGBS cement. The molten slag - of no use to the steel making process - is cooled and then finely ground to form GGBS cement.
GGBS cement has exactly the same chemical constituents as ordinary Portland cement, only in slightly differing proportions. Thus it can replace Portland cement by up to 85% in making ready-mixed concrete. GGBS cement is widely used in the UK and on the continent for making concrete. It has been used in the UK for over seventy years where the annual usage is now about 20% of the total cement market. In continental Europe approximately 17.7 million tones of GGBS cement are used annually in making concrete. The leading user of GGBS is the Netherlands, where 54% of cement used in making concrete comprises GGBS cement. Belgium (25%), Italy (27%) and Germany (14%) also have high GGBS cement usage levels.
- Solar panels for hot water.
- Rain water off roofs and yards is harvested for reuse as grey water.
- There is a combined heat and power unit (CHP). Which generates all the power needed to run the station all surplus power is sold to the national grid?
- All rooms have a separate zoning for heat and are all individually thermostatically controlled for maximum efficiency.
