Heidelberg Materials’ evoHub is a big hit at Clerkenwell Design Week

• Heidelberg Materials UK’s flagship evoHub showroom was a top destination for visitors to Clerkenwell Design Week.
• More than 250 architects, engineers and sustainability and design consultants came through the doors to learn more about lower carbon sustainable construction.
• The company hosted a series of short seminars and CPD sessions and showcased the use of concrete as a versatile and aesthetic material choice for architectural design.
• The showroom also featured an original sculpture by Ashley Cluer containing evoZero near-zero carbon captured cement called ‘It’s a conversation starter’.

Heidelberg Materials UK’s flagship evoHub showroom was a top destination for visitors to this year’s Clerkenwell Design Week in London.

Heidelberg Materials, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of heavy building materials, opened the doors to its evoHub at Techspace on Goswell Road, EC1 for the duration of the three-day festival, welcoming more than 250 architects, engineers and sustainability and design consultants.

It hosted more than 30 short seminars and CPD sessions on topics such as decarbonisation, circularity, concrete versus timber and concrete and fire safety, as well as showcasing the use of concrete as a versatile and aesthetic material choice for architectural design.

Heidelberg Materials’ ColourCrete range of coloured ready-mixed concrete was on display, along with a number of concrete flooring samples which highlighted different colour options and finishes, including polished aggregate.

The showroom also hosted an original sculpture made with evoZero carbon captured near-zero cement called ‘It’s a conversation starter’ by London-based sculptor, Ashley Cluer, and a 3D printed concrete vase, demonstrating how this construction technique is evolving.

evoZero cement gains its near-zero credentials from the use of carbon capture and storage (CCS) at Heidelberg Materials’ Brevik cement works in Norway and uses chain of custody models for the verification of carbon reduction levels. It is already being used in the UK and enables architects to design lower carbon structures that can significantly reduce the carbon footprint of their projects.

CCS is vital in decarbonising the cement industry and visitors to evoHub had the opportunity to learn more about evoZero and Heidelberg Materials’ leading global CCS projects, including at Padeswood in north Wales.

“We were absolutely delighted with the response from visitors to evoHub,” said Andy Murphy, UK Group Commercial Director, Heidelberg Materials UK.

“It was a fantastic opportunity for us to showcase our range of lower carbon materials to those at the forefront of design and specification and help them develop their knowledge of sustainable construction.”

For more information and to sign up to attend a CPD session at evoHub visit: heidelbergmaterials.co.uk/en/evobuild-cpd-presentation-at-evohub-booking-form