Development Of Sustainable Forms Of Construction.doc

Development of Sustainable Forms of Construction A. E. Long and S. E. Taylor Queen ’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland R. K. Venables Crane Environmental Ltd. UK J. Kirkpatrick Owen Williams Consulting Ltd ABSTRACT: Initially in this paper, a brief overview ofa recently established COST Action “ Sustainability of Constructions – an Integrated Approach. ” is given. Secondly, details are given of recent research at Queen ’s University Belfast on two innovative forms of construction, both of which have the potential tobe highly sustainable. The first ison un-reinforced concrete bridge desk slabs and the second is the development ofa flexible concrete arch system for short span bridges with no steel reinforcement.