Foam concrete utilization research

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    Project entry 2011 - Foam concrete utilization research, Toronto, ON, Canada: Examples of foamed concrete panels (approx. 1m x 1m x 0.5m) produced within the exploratory scope of two different formwork concepts.

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    Holcim Awards "Next Generation" 3rd prize 2011 North America for "Foam concrete utilization research" (l-r): jury member, Professor Nader Tehrani, Head of Department of Architecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, member of the Management Board of the Holcim Foundation, Alexander Biner, & winner Przemyslaw Latoszek, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

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    Project entry 2011 - Foam concrete utilization research, Toronto, ON, Canada: Mix design samples of foamed concrete produced for the purposes of challenging the long standing notions regarding its potential applications within the field of architecture.

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    Project entry 2011 - Foam concrete utilization research, Toronto, ON, Canada: Foam generator by the author.

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    Project entry 2011 - Foam concrete utilization research, Toronto, ON, Canada: Foamed concrete compared.

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    Project entry 2011 - Foam concrete utilization research, Toronto, ON, Canada: Mix design evolution.

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    Project entry 2011 - Foam concrete utilization research, Toronto, ON, Canada: First forming concept explored.

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    Project entry 2011 - Foam concrete utilization research, Toronto, ON, Canada: Panel five

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    Project entry 2011 - Foam concrete utilization research, Toronto, ON, Canada: Second forming concept explored.

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    Project entry 2011 - Foam concrete utilization research, Toronto, ON, Canada: Magnetic formwork in detail.

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    Project entry 2011 - Foam concrete utilization research, Toronto, ON, Canada: Panel six in detail.

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    Project entry 2011 - Foam concrete utilization research, Toronto, ON, Canada: Main author image

  • Next generation Next Generation 3rd prize 2011–2012 North America

This material science project studies the building properties of foam concrete and the potential for wider use of the material in architecture and construction. The project raises some fundamental questions regarding concrete, yet seeks realistic solutions for practical application. It is driven by the general advantage of foam concrete to reduce the consumption of material and other resources. 

By Przemyslaw Latoszek - University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Ideas: Embodied Carbon

This material science project studies the building properties of foam concrete and the potential for wider use of the material in architecture and construction. The project raises some fundamental questions regarding concrete, yet seeks realistic solutions for practical application.

It is driven by the general advantage of foam concrete to reduce the consumption of material and other resources (principally cement and energy). 

Foam concrete utilization research

Project authors

  • Przemyslaw Latoszek

    University of Toronto

    Canada

Project updates

October 20, 2011 | Winners for North America announced | Washington, DC, USA

Holcim Awards winners for North America announced in Washington, DC

The winners of the 3rd International Holcim Awards competition for sustainable construction projects and visions from North America have been announced. A total of USD 300,000 was presented to ten diverse and innovative projects from Canada and the USA at a ceremony in Washington, DC. The winning projects show how greater levels of sustainability can be reached in building and construction through people-focused designs that include simple adaptation, innovative materials, and clever architecture.

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July 15, 2011 | Regional Jury Report – North America | Toronto, Canada

“Broad approach to material science” – Holcim Awards Jury

The jury recognizes the broad approach toward the seemingly only pragmatic and business-related question of material science in general and the concrete production in particular. In a clear manner the project extends into a number of parameters beyond its own discipline to explain the wide impact of the issue – the social, financial and environmental dimension. Even though the concept of magnetic formwork was questioned, the research on the application proves a high degree of transferability and the potential for an effect on aesthetics in the built environment.

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March 31, 2011 | Project Entry & Details | Toronto, Canada

Project Entry 2011 for Region North America

This material science project studies the building properties of foam concrete and the potential for wider use of the material in architecture and construction. The project raises some fundamental questions regarding concrete, yet seeks realistic solutions for practical application. It is driven by the general advantage of foam concrete to reduce the consumption of material and other resources (principally cement and energy). Another Side of Concrete reintroduces the utopian vision postulated by 1920s Modernists that “mass consumption of concrete possesses the power to encourage social progress on a global scale”.

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Toronto, Canada