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...Environmental advocates argue that retrofitting old buildings should be the preferred option to make best use of emission-intensive materials such as glass, steel and concrete in existing structures....
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...foundations instead of concrete....
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...Surveys have identified the presence of the lightweight and potentially unsafe concrete that forced the closure of classrooms across England just before the start of term at another 61 schools and hospitals...
...“They have higher-quality [material] than us and they have good engineers.”...
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...Other advantages of solid-state storage materials such as rock or concrete are low costs and abundant availability....
...The letter follows days of controversy over the safety risk posed by reinforced aerated autoclaved concrete, or Raac, in schools and fears that other public buildings could contain the material....
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