Title: Concrete slab-on-ground and energy efficiency

Author(s): Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia

Publication: CCAA

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Appears on pages(s): 4 pages

Keywords: artificial heating, artificial cooling, thermal mass, dematerialisation,

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Date: 1/1/2011

Abstract:
This Briefing looks at how concrete slab-on-ground (SOG) construction provides a range of unique benefits notwithstanding the ability to reduce reliance on artificial heating and cooling through concrete's unique thermal mass. Also it addresses how SOG contributes to the sustainability principle of dematerialisation, by doing more with less, in that it does not require flooring coverings to create a functional and highly aesthetic outcome.