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Innovative solutions for construction
Innovative solutions for construction
This document serves as a reference for Lafarge's innovative construction solutions, focusing on cement, aggregates, and concrete. It targets architects, engineers, contractors, and builders, providing insights into design and technical product information.
Lafarge is a global leader in building materials, employing 64,000 people across 62 countries, with sales of €15.2 billion in 2013. The company emphasizes innovation for sustainable construction and architectural creativity.
Lafarge aims to address urbanization challenges by improving living conditions, providing affordable housing, and ensuring sustainable resource use, focusing on making cities more beautiful, connected, durable, and compact.
- R&D Network: Over 1,000 experts work in the world's largest building materials research center.
- Dedicated Organization: A market-based structure with over 60 Construction Specialists and International Key Account Managers.
- Global Brands: Innovative products like Chronolia®, Thermedia®, Agilia®, Hydromedia®, Artevia®, Ductal®, and Aether® cement.
Lafarge collaborates with architects to enhance architectural expression through projects like MuCEM in France, Jean Bouin Stadium in France, Port Mann Bridge in Canada, and Chongqing International Expo Center in China.
The Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations in Marseille uses Ductal® for its structural and aesthetic properties, demonstrating the material's versatility and strength.
Ductal® was chosen for its low porosity and resistance to chemical aggression, with adjustments in material formulation to enhance seismic and fire resistance.
Applications of UHPC in building systems include light aesthetic roofs, non-structural walls, sunshades, and aesthetic finish concrete walls.
The Stade Jean Bouin in Paris utilized Ductal® for a unique lattice-style envelope, increasing capacity from 9,000 to 20,000 spectators.
Describes a unilateral construction approach integrating primary and secondary structures, water drainage, and architectural skin into a single system.
Showcases the use of self-compacting concrete Agilia® Vertical, featuring a reinforced concrete frame and a double curtain-wall system.
Emphasizes the importance of collaboration and innovation in construction, with Lafarge offering solutions that meet the expectations of architects and project owners.
Involves 35 mm-deep recesses using Agilia® self-compacting concrete for aesthetic qualities, with efficient planning to adhere to budget and schedule constraints.
The northern facade features 'egg crates' for sun shading, using concrete overhangs to protect from sunlight.
Agilia® Vertical was selected for its flow and viscosity, ensuring superior off-shutter finishes.
Located in Mississauga, Canada, featuring a concrete grid structure with elliptical floor plates rotating around a central core.
Faced challenges in designing for over 200 load combinations, with Agilia® allowing for accelerated construction schedules.
Located in Wakefield, UK, featuring pigmented in-situ concrete for a unique aesthetic.
Highlights the innovative use of Agilia® concrete in achieving complex architectural designs.
Discusses various innovative construction projects and techniques, focusing on sustainable building practices and advanced materials.
Designed with sustainable building services to achieve a high BREEAM rating.
This 10-lane bridge in British Columbia, Canada, is the world's widest bridge.
Located in Chongqing, China, using Hydromedia® pervious concrete to mitigate flooding risks.
Includes Agilia®, Chronolia®, and Hydromedia® for various applications.
Showcases Lafarge's innovative solutions in construction, emphasizing cost-effectiveness and sustainability.
Discusses two major construction projects: the Chongqing International Expo Center and the Olembe low-cost housing project.
Utilized Lafarge's Hydromedia pervious concrete for 30,000 m² of outdoor pavement.
Construction of 10,000 housing units across Cameroon, utilizing lost casing solutions and Lafarge's ready-mix concrete products.
Outlines various innovative building systems developed by Lafarge.
Discusses the use of lightweight concrete in various building sectors.
Suitable for buildings with internal thermal insulation.
Examples include the Cite Allende project in Villetaneuse, France.
Offers a range of thermal conductivity with structural performance equivalent to conventional concrete.
Describes a stay-in-place formwork system for reinforced concrete structures.
A construction system where concrete walls are cast on-site and tilted into position.
Utilizes concrete with compressive strength higher than 60 MPa.
Combines structural and ventilation functions.
Achieved through high-quality fluid concrete and dedicated formworks.
Features a thermal insulating panel between two concrete layers.
A lightweight, thermally insulating precast concrete product.
Building sectors include all types of buildings, both structural and nonstructural elements.
Located in the United Kingdom, involving zero-carbon single-family homes.
Provides adapted mortars for plastering and rendering AAC walls.
High-quality matrixed surfaces for cast-in-place and precast concrete walls.
Located in France, using 400 m3 of Agilia® Architectural concrete.
Architectural creativity with unlimited patterns and high performance.
Cost-effectiveness is optimized with repeating designs.
Light hollow bodies replace heavier concrete where structurally unnecessary.
High performance with resistance to bending and shear stress.
Siemens City in Vienna, Austria, and Narodowy Stadium in Warsaw, Poland.
Concrete wave-shaped ceilings designed as part of the structural floor system.
Located in Melbourne, Australia, achieving energy efficiency through passive cooling.
Energy efficiency, effective ventilation, and space savings.
Ultra-high performance concrete roofs offer design versatility.
Located in Alsace, France, utilizing Ductal® AF slabs.
High performance material and architectural surfaces.
Offers a robust and aesthetically pleasing finish with integrated thermal insulation.
Located in France, featuring a low energy consumption building.
- Architectural Creativity: Offers unlimited variety of shapes and patterns.
- Thermal Performance: Provides exceptional insulation.
- Simplified On-Site Implementation: Easy-to-install large size panels.
- Applicable to all types of buildings.
- The UHPC facade system is a non-structural wall solution.
- Ductal® UHPC offers superior strength, durability, and aesthetics.
- Main Objective: Reduce summer solar gains and related energy consumption.
- Advantages: Offers a variety of colors, shapes, textures, and patterns.
- Advantages: Offers a variety of colors and textures.
- Advantages: High strength and durability.
- Advantages: High strength and durability.
- Buildings and structures require resistant, stable, and sustainable materials.
The document provides an extensive overview of innovative solutions for construction, focusing on products offered by Lafarge and GE.
Both GE and Lafarge have a significant global presence.
Cement is described as a hydraulic binder essential for construction.
Concrete is a mixture of water, aggregates, and cement.
The document compares American (ASTM) and European (EN) standards for cement and concrete.
The document lists several innovative products such as Ultra-High Performance Concrete (Ductal).
1. Silica Fume in Cementitious Mixtures: EN 13263 and ASTM standards outline the use of silica fume in concrete.
2. Hot and Cold Weather Concreting: ACI 305R and ACI 306R provide guidelines for concrete placement in extreme temperatures.
3. Curing Compounds: ACI 308 and ATCM C171/C309 specify materials and practices for curing concrete.
4. Admixtures: EN 934-2 and ASTM C260/C494 cover the use of chemical admixtures.
5. Structural Concrete Design: ACI 301, EN 1992-1-1, and ACI 318 provide comprehensive rules for designing concrete structures.
- Global Availability: Concrete is widely available and essential for construction worldwide.
- Versatility: Concrete can be customized in terms of shape, color, and texture.
- Strength and Durability: Concrete can achieve compressive strengths up to 200 MPa.
- Cost-Effectiveness: Provides a balance of quality and affordability.
- Energy Efficiency: Concrete contributes to energy efficiency in buildings.
- Structural Functions: Used in slabs, envelopes, and coverage.
- Intrinsic Qualities: Includes mechanical properties, fire resistance, and ease of use.
- Extrinsic Qualities: Offers excellent quality/price ratio and adaptability.
- Artevia: Decorative concrete offering aesthetic flexibility.
- Agilia: Self-compacting concrete that enhances design and placement efficiency.
- Agilia Screed: Self-leveling screed ideal for underfloor heating.
- Chronolia: High early strength concrete for rapid setting and hardening.
- Artevia: Compressive strength ranges from 20 MPa to 50 MPa.
- Agilia: Compressive strength ranges from 25 MPa to 70 MPa.
- Agilia Screed: Offers thermal conductivity and high fluidity.
- Residential and Non-Residential: Includes housing, commercial, industrial, and public sector applications.
- Efficient Building Systems: Focus on reducing construction time and improving work environment.
- Specifications: Maximum water-cement ratio specified by engineer or standard.
- Product Range: Chronolia 4H, 6H, 15H, 24H, 48H with varying early compressive strengths.
- Applications & Benefits: Speed up construction cycles.
- Specifications: Slump flow up to 550 mm.
- Benefits: Increased design flexibility.
- Specifications: Porosity 20-35%.
- Applications & Benefits: Ideal for water management.
- Specifications: Maximum water/cement ratio 0.6.
- Benefits: Reduces heat loss.
- Applications & Benefits: Includes solutions for cold weather, abrasion resistance, underwater applications.
The document provides a comprehensive overview of various concrete and mortar solutions offered by Lafarge.
- Concrete Solutions: Different types of concrete are discussed.
- Lightweight Concrete: Covers lightweight concrete solutions.
- Specialized Mortars: The Morpla Series® offers stabilized mortar solutions.
- Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC): UHPC/Ductal® is highlighted for its superior strength.
- Aggregates: Discusses the role of aggregates in construction.
- UHPC/Ductal® Properties: Provides detailed technical data on UHPC/Ductal®.
- Mechanical Performance: The mechanical properties of Ductal® are compared to conventional concrete.
Lafarge's innovative solutions in concrete and aggregates demonstrate their commitment to providing high-performance materials.
Lafarge offers innovative solutions for construction through various types of aggregates.
- Structural Applications: Aggregates are used in Portland cement concrete, asphalt concrete.
- Non-Construction Applications: Aggregates serve in agriculture, chemical processing.
While aggregates can theoretically be recycled indefinitely, performance can vary.
Lafarge focuses on optimizing performance parameters such as stability, drainage capacity, and strength.
Traditional pavement designs rely on empirical methods.
Lafarge's expertise in aggregates and innovative materials supports optimized construction designs.
Catalog excerpts
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. Further...
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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 and...
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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 beautiful...
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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 by...
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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 world....
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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 - Innovative...
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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 Ingénierie,...
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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 calls...
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