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Case study: Waterford Cable Stayed Bridge
Case study: Waterford Cable Stayed Bridge
2023-07-26
Type: Case study
Climate / Region: Temperate
Building type / Element: Municipal
Lifecycle stage: Raw materials , Manufacture
Policy challenge: Embodied carbon
Solutions: Improve

Construction commenced on this project in 2006, and it was officially opened in 2009, taking a total of 42 months to complete. The concrete piers of this iconic bridge were constructed using 50% Ecocem GGBS, saving thousands of tonnes of CO2 and greatly increasing the bridge's lifespan.