Print Email Facebook Twitter Rio 2016 sustainable construction commitments lead to new developments in recycled aggregate concrete Title Rio 2016 sustainable construction commitments lead to new developments in recycled aggregate concrete Author Toledo Filho, R.D. Koenders, E.A.B. Pepe, M. Cordeiro, G.C. Fairbairn, E. Martinelli, E. Faculty Civil Engineering and Geosciences Department Structural Engineering Date 2013-12-31 Abstract The Brazilian construction industry is committed to delivering the venues and infrastructure of the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games with zero increase in carbon dioxide emissions, reduced consumption of raw materials, increased use of renewable materials and 100% local recycling of construction waste. This in turn has led to significant research and development into using cement replacements – particularly sugar-cane ash from local ethanol production – and recycled aggregates in concrete production. This paper reports on the initial and promising results for ecological concrete mixes using up to 20% sugar-cane ash and 50% cleaned recycled aggregates from demolition waste. Subject recycling & reuse of materials/sustainability To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:a5e0ba10-6c8d-43a3-94ba-0c3051097f28 Publisher ICE Publishing ISSN 0965-089X Source https://doi.org/10.1680/cien.13.00010 Source Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Civil Engineering, 166 (6), 2013 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights (c) 2013 ICE Publishing Files PDF 297336.pdf 1.88 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:a5e0ba10-6c8d-43a3-94ba-0c3051097f28/datastream/OBJ/view