The eco-credentials of concrete piles
Concrete piles can help construction companies to demonstrate their commitment to environmental issues, with clear benefits in terms of eco-friendly site practice.
On May 16th, Loughborough University is hosting an event at which several high-ranking individuals from concrete-related organisations will meet to discuss sustainability topics.
Ahead of the event, the Sustainable Concrete Forum has published figures showing how precast products including concrete piles are more eco-friendly than many people might think.
For instance, a quarter of the aggregates already used by the precast concrete industry are from recycled or secondary sources – and their end-products can often be fully recycled, too.
Precast concrete piles can be kind to other resources as well – with up to 85% of the water used by the industry reused or recycled each year.
Of the water that is used, more than a third (36%) comes not from the mains supply, but from licensed alternative sources – reducing the strain placed on the environment, and on drinking supplies, by the manufacture of concrete piles.
If you’re planning a project that needs to demonstrate environmental commitment from its outset, concrete pile foundations are one way to incorporate sustainability from the ground up.