{"id":42766,"date":"2017-08-28T08:28:05","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T08:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geoplastglobal.com\/?p=42766"},"modified":"2019-10-03T12:15:00","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T12:15:00","slug":"energy-consumption-production-of-concrete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geoplastglobal.com\/en\/blog\/energy-consumption-production-of-concrete\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy consumption in production of concrete"},"content":{"rendered":"The Burj Kalifa in Dubai,\u00a0the world’s tallest tower.<\/em>\r\n\r\nConcrete is the most common construction material used in building industry. On average, approximately 1 ton of concrete is produced each year for every human being in the world. Because of its abundance in the world market, understanding the environmental implications of concrete manufacturing is becoming increasingly important.\r\n\r\nThe production of 1 m\u00b3 of concrete requires 2,775 MJ<\/strong> of energy. This energy comes mostly from oil burning<\/strong>, which generates CO2. 2.775 MJ of energy is produced by 0.37 barrels of oil<\/strong>. Saving concrete, e.g. by adopting appropriate building solutions, means therefore not only reducing fossil fuels consumption, but also pollutant emissions.\r\n\r\nTake for example Burj Kalifa<\/a> in Dubai, the world’s tallest tower. It required 45,000 m\u00b3<\/strong> of concrete for foundations and 330,000 m\u00b3<\/strong> for all the rest. The choice of some Geoplast Solutions as Modulo<\/a>, permanent crawl space formwork, and New Nautilus<\/a>, permanent void former for lightweight bi-directional slabs, would have guaranteed concrete savings up to 10%<\/strong> for foundations and up to 20%<\/strong> for the other building elements. Made debit calculations, a saving of 20,000 barrels of oil<\/strong> would have been possible.\r\n\r\nWith 20,000 barrels of oil you get:\r\n