Sustainability Benefits of

the Britpave Concrete

Step Barrier

Who are Britpave?

• British In-situ Concrete Paving Association. Founded 1991

• 60 members - Contractors large and small

Plant and Equipment Suppliers

Consultants

Cement and Readymix Companies

Academics

• Some familiar names might be :- Cemex, Lafarge, Holcim, Heidleberger

• Mix of trade association and business activities

• Licensing barrier products :-

» Highway Barrier

» Security Barrier

Promoter of Britpave Step Barrier ®

• EN1317 Compliant product

• ASI Class B – Critical

• Barrier surface mounted

• Crash Tested H2 and W2 product

• CE Marking applied for

• Licensed installers in Irish Republic,

Norway and Poland

• Discussion with Spain, Russia, etc

Position in UK

• Specified in UK as a maintenance free

product

• Replacing Steel Barrier

• Complete suite of 80 drawings (both

concrete and steel)

• 28 Data Sheets

• Full technical support via website

• Licencees independently audited

• Government (Highways Agency)

requested report on Sustainability

• The Report

Key sustainability indicators

Government Industry Client

Assessing impact of CSB

1 2

3 4

Assessing impact of CSB

Production efficiency

Material consumption

Construction cost

Maintenance and service-life impact

1. Sustainable consumption & production

Production efficiency

Material consumption

Construction cost

Maintenance and service-life impact

1. Sustainable consumption & production

Production efficiency

Material consumption

Construction cost

Maintenance and service-life impact

1. Sustainable consumption & production

2. Climate change & energy

Embodied CO2

Whole-life environmental impact

CO2 recapture

Embodied CO2 per m of barrier

2. Climate change & energy

2. Climate change & energy

Embodied CO2

Whole-life environmental impact

CO2 recapture

Highways Agency

Recycling

In-service pollution

Rebar impact

Waste in construction

Land uptake

Ecology

Water

3. Natural resources & enhancing the environment

Recycling

In-service pollution

Rebar impact

Waste in construction

Land uptake

Ecology

Water

Electric Arc Furnace

Locally sourced scrap

10T

10T

UK REBAR

3. Natural resources & enhancing the environment

Recycling

In-service pollution

Rebar impact

Waste in construction

Land uptake

Ecology

Water

3. Natural resources & enhancing the environment

Recycling

In-service pollution

Rebar impact

Waste in construction

Land uptake

Ecology

Water

3. Natural resources & enhancing the environment

Recycling

In-service pollution

Rebar impact

Waste in construction

Land uptake

Ecology

Water

3. Natural resources & enhancing the environment

4. Creating sustainable communities

Construction worker health and safety

Motorist safety

Congestion reduction

Visual impacts

Noise impacts

4. Creating sustainable communities

Construction worker health and safety

Motorist safety

Congestion reduction

Visual impacts

Noise impacts

4. Creating sustainable communities

Construction worker health and safety

Motorist safety

Congestion reduction

Visual impacts

Noise impacts

4. Creating sustainable communities

Construction worker health and safety

Motorist safety

Congestion reduction

Visual impacts

Noise impacts

Concrete solutions - CSB

Embodied CO2 (up to 80% less)

Material usage and waste

Non-polluting in service

Fully recyclable

Maintenance free over 50 year design life

Traffic congestion and associated emissions

Road user and worker safety

www.britpave.org.uk

www.concretebarrier.org.uk

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