The Concrete Centre

Stand Location: Professional Services Hub
Website: www.concretecentre.com

The Concrete Centre 

The Concrete Centre aims to enable all those involved in the design, use and performance of concrete and masonry to realise the potential of the material. We provide events, best practice guidance, online resources and are the proud publishers of Concrete Quarterly.

About The Concrete Centre

We provide material, design and construction guidance on the use of concrete and masonry via the provision of information and resources on the design, performance, specification and construction of housing and buildings. This includes information on standards, sustainability, health and safety, structural/ thermal performance and case studies.

Concrete and masonry homes also provide flood resilience, acoustic benefits, security, durability and robustness and can also help to reduce the risk of overheating.

If you have any queries on concrete and masonry housing you can also email us at nsbrc@concretecentre.com

We also run a number of free events, including online webinars. For more information visit our events calendar.  

The Basement Information Centre

The Basement Information Centre (TBIC) aims to encourage and enable the design and construction of quality basements on new developments and the improvement of existing and retro-fit basements.

Why choose a basement?

Basements can provide comfortable day-lit rooms, with natural ventilation and external access, as an extension to the living spaces above. They also provide the opportunity for more unique uses, such as gyms, music rooms and swimming pools. Alternatively, basements can simply provide practical space for games or hobby rooms, home offices, parking, or storage.

There are number of performance considerations when designing a basement including fire safety, airtightness, sound insulation.

Read more at https://www.basements.org.uk/TBIC/Basements.aspx

An early consideration is often cost and there are costs for example basements available to download from https://www.basements.org.uk/TBIC/Basements/Cost.aspx

Case Studies

If you are looking for ideas and inspiration for your basement project, then look our latest case studies.  

Visit www.basements.org.uk or follow us on twitter @basementsinfo and if you require any more information please contact us at info@basements.org.uk

Modern Masonry

Modern Masonry is a body that seeks to ensure developers and designers, customers and occupants understand the benefits of masonry solutions. It provides guidance on design of masonry and furnishes government and influencing organisations with the evidence of how masonry can contribute to a sustainable built environment.

Thank you for your interest in the masonry information point at the National Self Build and Renovation Centre. In response to your request for information you will find links below to further sources of masonry guidance, which we hope you find useful:

Case Studies

If you are looking for ideas and inspiration for your basement project, then look our latest case studies.  

Visit www.modernmasonry.co.uk or follow us on twitter @MasonryModern and if you require any more information please contact us at info@britishprecast.org