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“we are looking for innovations that reduce the carbon-footprint and make singapore greener but also offer affordable and valueadded alternatives,” Dr ghosh says. “singapore is resource-hungry and is has begun to embrace the concept of ‘reduce, recycle and reuse’. “we also have a Holcim Foundation for sustainable construction which has a different board of directors, but still funded by the Holcim group. the Foundation promotes sustainable construction around the world by running competitions around the world.” the Building and construction authority (Bca), which regulates singapore’s construction industry, has embraced Holcim’s approach and has even gone as far as far to amend building codes, while encouraging the use of materials that reduce the carbon footprint of buildings. “with the innovative ultra high-strength, high-performance concrete there are many benefits,” says Dr Ghosh who explains it, “saves resources because you can construct with significantly lower volumes of concrete.” Holcim supercrete Hs has a very low co2 footprint, low shrinkage, high durability and is easily placeble without vibration as it is self-levelling. compared to normal high-strength concretes, its usage has the potential to lower concrete consumption by up to 50 percent. “we launched supercrete Hs with the knowledge that singapore is a country that has a lot of high-rise buildings and has high per capita cement consumption. it is about building more with less. You can still build the same height building, the same size, but if you are using a higher strength concrete you are going to consume a lot less and that is important in a country that is so reliant on imports. and the idea stuck well in the minds of the Continued
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