C3 technology demonstration house − CUBE

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Abstract

In the Project C3 – Carbon Concrete Composite, an interdisciplinary consortium of more than 160 partners is currently underway researching carbon reinforced concrete construction. The “CUBE” building, represented in Figure 1, exemplifies the results of this project, and it is assumed to be the world’s first building, constructed entirely of non-metallic, carbon reinforced concrete, which will be completed in 2021. The main purpose of the building that has got a gross floor area of about 220 m2 is to show that the C3 construction method has progressed so far that the entire process chain can be passed through, including the design, planning, tendering, construction and operation. Additionally, the building provides a testing facility site where innovative components of multiple future research projects can be implemented and tested under realistic conditions. This paper presents this very challenging and trend-setting building project. In detail, it deals with the architecture, the bearing structure, individual components and their special features. In particular, the high-performance building material carbon reinforced concrete and its usage in buildings, both for prefabricated and in-situ manufactured components, are presented. Additionally, the resulting advantages over classical building materials are shown and discussed. Finally, the article shows the large and diverse application potential of carbon reinforced concrete and its future fields of application.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationConcrete Structures
EditorsEduardo Júlio, Jonatas Valença, Ana Sofia Louro
Place of PublicationPortugal
Publisherfib. The International Federation for Structural Concrete
Pages153-162
Number of pages10
Volume54
ISBN (electronic)9782940643080
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Peer-reviewedYes

Publication series

Seriesfib Symposium 2021
ISSN2617-4820

Conference

Titlefib Symposium 2021
SubtitleConcrete Structures: New Trends for Eco-Efficiency and Performance
Duration14 - 16 June 2021
Locationonline
CityLisbon
CountryPortugal

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0003-4807-8387/work/142242705
ORCID /0000-0002-1596-7164/work/142255608

Keywords

Keywords

  • Application, Buildings and bridges, Carbon reinforced concrete, Demonstration, Innovative, Prototype, Trend-setting projects