Lifecycle

At “Betonika”, we take our environmental responsibility seriously - through the whole life cycle of the product.

Concrete is by nature recyclable and low energy consuming. And prefabrication helps to reduce energy and raw material consumption during construction. “Betonika”, being a part of “Consolis”, is showing the way by developing new ideas for sustainability over the entire life cycle of products. Key focus areas include better use of materials, production systems with reduced environmental burden, design for re-use, design for dismantling and recycling rather than demolition.

Precast structures are economic and efficient, so they lead to savings of natural resources. At the same time, production of precast concrete takes place under controlled climatic conditions in enclosed factories, facilitating the control of waste, emissions and noise levels.

“Betonika’s” and Consolis solutions for buildings furthermore integrate adaptability to permit full reconfiguration of spaces. This prolongs the economic use of the building, making renovation a real option instead of demolition. In fact, different elements are designed for different renovation/replacement periods.

A maximum proportion of waste is recovered and re-used in “Betonika's” production processes. This applies to fresh concrete residue as well as hardened concrete. Consolis already has several years' experience in closed production systems in which all waste material is processed and re-used. This process will be generalized to all of Consolis plants in the coming years.