A 130-tonne crane has been brought in to remove potentially dangerous concrete panels from a venue's roof. The Sands Centre in Carlisle has been closed for more than a year after reinforced ...

Raac stands for reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete. It is a lightweight material that was used mostly in flat roofing, but also in floors and walls, between the 1950s and 1990s. Raac is a ...

Reinforced concrete is the miracle material which made possible so many of the twentieth century’s most iconic structures, but here in this century its environmental footprint makes it something ...