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Innovative solutions for construction
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The following book is intended to promote Lafarge solutions by highlighting the use of our products in innovative design scenarios. While this book is not a design manual, it provides information on elements of design as well as technical product information. The combination of project highlights, product information and building systems facilitates an interconnection of the components of construction and provides the reader with ideas for future projects. This can be considered as a reference book providing an understanding on the use of cement, aggregates and concrete in diverse projects....

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02 profilE 03 Building Better Cities 04 for innovation One ambition Four major assets INNOVATIVE PROJECTs efficient building systems LAFARGE Innovative Solutions for Construction     01

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profilE A world leader in building materials, Lafarge employs 64,000 people in 62 countries, and posted sales of €15.2 billion in 2013. As a top-ranking player in its cement, aggregates and concrete businesses, it contributes to the construction of cities around the world, through its innovative solutions providing them with more housing and making them more compact, more durable, more beautiful, and better connected. With the world’s leading building materials research facility, Lafarge places innovation at the heart of its priorities in order to contribute to more sustainable construction...

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Building Better Cities The cities of the 21st century will see a rapid increase in their populations. Urbanization is the challenge of our century. This situation means facing new issues: improving the living conditions of city-dwellers, making sure they have access to decent housing as well as to energy and raw materials without depleting resources. Innovation serves our ambition “Building Better Cities” We support the development of cities through innovation and contribute with solutions which play a role in providing cities with more housing, making them more compact, more durable, more...

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Four major assets A powerful R&D network of more than 1,000 experts, the world’s largest building materials research center Our innovation hub: the Central Research Center at L’Isle d’Abeau, near Lyons (France). 240 engineers and technicians from all over the world developing new solutions to correspond to the specific needs of construction projects. Local development laboratories adapting our building solutions to specific local requirements. 4 construction development labs in France, India, Algeria and China. New labs in Brazil opening in 2014. Objective: 10 local development laboratories...

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Global brands and innovation breakthroughs The self-placing concrete Islamic Arts department in Le Louvre Museum, France The concrete boosting construction sites Port Mann Bridge, Canada The pervious concrete to prevent flooding International Expo Center in Chongqing, China The insulating concrete Apartment buildings close to Angers, France Our range of decorative concretes Beachfront walkway, South Africa The high strength - low shrinkage concrete Mountain Equipment Retail Store, Burlington, Ontario, Canada All these brands guarantee the best and the same level of quality throughout the...

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INNOVATIVE PROJECTs The freedom of architectural expression arises from the potential of the materials. Lafarge understands this potential and improves its products and their usage through joint experiments and innovative projects. The following section represents the results of the Group’s close collaboration with architects, specifiers and users of its materials and the answer to the Group’s ambition to build better cities by providing them with more housing, and making them more compact, more durable, more beautiful and better connected. LAFARGE Innovative Solutions for Construction -...

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MuCEM, France Jean Bouin Stadium, France The architectural marvel by the Mediterranean Pushing the envelope South Africa Geometric precision and architectural flair Absolute Towers, Canada Grace through technical prowess United Kingdom A gallery that inspires Port Mann Bridge, Canada Engineering a world first Chongqing International Expo Center, China First Hydromedia pervious concrete application in the country Olembe low-cost housing, Cameroon A new technology to reduce the cost of construction LAFARGE Innovative Solutions for Construction - Innovative Projects     07

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the architectural marvel by the Mediterranean The new Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations (MuCEM) in Marseille showcases the amazing performance delivered by UHPC. Created by architect Rudy Ricciotti, it uses the structural strength and aesthetic properties of Ductal®. This lightweight building, resistant to the salty atmosphere of the ocean, is an architectural masterpiece that introduces new construction methods and new opportunities for creativity. LAFARGE Innovative Solutions for Construction - Innovative Projects     08

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LOCATION Marseille, France Functionality Museum Completion Mid 2013 Owner French state g “There is nothing purely decorative in the product. Everything is structural, in the style of a fish’s skeleton. We move forward to a dematerialization of the concrete structure, which becomes delicate, spindly, fibrous like a coral rock cut. We don’t know how far this material will carry us. We can reinvent the world.” Rudy Ricciotti, Architect Design Team (J4) Architect: Engineering design: Contractor: Precaster: Building height: Total number of stories: Rudy Ricciotti Lamoureux & Ricciotti...

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Located at the entrance to Marseille’s Old Port, the MuCEM consists of a modern J4 cuboid building linked to the iconic Fort Saint-Jean by a footbridge. It represents the centrepiece of Marseille's transformation as the 2013 European Capital of Culture. It is the first museum in the world dedicated to the Mediterranean civilization and culture and the first French national museum to be located outside of Paris. The J4 mineral cuboid measures 72 m per side and encases a parallelepiped structure that has 52 m sides and is 18 m high. It constitutes the body of the building – what its designer...

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