Concrete Sustainability Part 1
Concrete Sustainability Part 1
Concrete Sustainability Part 1
CONCRETE
SUSTAINABILITY
Nikola Tošić
ntosic@imk.grf.bg.ac.rs
Greetings from Serbia...
Serbia
...and Belgrade!
University of Belgrade
Founded in 1808,
it consists of:
• 31 faculties,
• 11 research institutes,
• 8 centres and libraries
• 2.000 studets,
• 160 academic staff
• Structural engineering,
• Project management,
• Hydraulic engineering,
• Environmental engineering,
• Infrastructure
CONCRETE STRUCTURES
RESEARCH TEAM
VISION:
A sustainable development of society
with rational use of scarce resources
MISSION:
Investigate the possibilites of using
recycled and waste materials in
structural concrete composites
SUSTAINABILITY?
or
ECONOMY ECOLOGY SOCIETY
SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT?
THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE GLOBAL ANNUAL CONSUMPTION OF:
40%
Of raw stone, gravel and sand
40%
Of energy
25%
Of virgin wood
16%
Of water
GLOBAL ANNUAL PRODUCTION OF
CONCRETE IS:
20 billion tons
Or 8 billion cubic meters
CONCRETE COMPOSITION
Aggregates
Cement
Concrete
Water
THE ENVIRONMENTAL BURDEN OF CONCRETE
DURING ITS LIFE CYCLE
1 m3 = 300 kg
Of concrete Of CO2(-eq.)
Taking into account global annual production, this is LCA
90 %
Of this is due to
cement production!
Capacity No. of
Rank Company Country
(Mt/year) plants
Solution
Action
THANKS FOR YOUR
ATTENTION!