Resilient Homes & Infrastructure with Concrete
Well designed Concrete structures can help protect people and property in the face of disaster.
Concrete doesn't burn[1], is resistant to bushfires[2] and is weather-resilient[3][4]. This is vital for sustainable buildings and infrastructure, especially in in Australia, where natural disasters like floods, fires and extreme wind events are becoming increasingly common[2].
Resilient homes and infrastructure are often made from concrete as its natural strength and durability makes it more able to survive disasters[2][3,4]. Designing and constructing for disaster resilience also helps reduce the need (and therefore cost and speed) of post-disaster reconstruction.
Bushfires are unfortunately a fact of life in many parts of both rural and urban Australia, and construction materials in at risk areas should be non-combustible and robust. Concrete fulfils this criteria exceptionally well.