Beyond the technological dimension, the Sarthe Cancer Center is also exemplary from an environmental point of view. Thus, with the aim of building a sustainable and responsible building by reducing its carbon footprint, LafargeHolcim France has recommended the use of its low-carbon concrete ECOPact for the construction of radiotherapy chambers and dedicated scanner rooms. A solution that is part of the Lafarge 360 approach for sustainable constructions. It is the company Le Batimans, a local partner of LafargeHolcim France for more than 15 years, which is responsible for their implementation.
Launched on the market in July 2019, the ECOPact concrete range is intended to support prime contractors, project owners and builders of all sizes in the design of low-carbon buildings. It allows a reduction in CO2 emissions from -30% to more than -70%, or even carbon neutrality thanks to offsetting. The innovative cements used to make ECOPact concretes are the result of industrial expertise and processes developed by LafargeHolcim France to maximize the integration of limestone, hydraulic or pozzolanic materials.
ECOPact solutions make it possible to support all the requirements of the future RE 2020.
Thanks to an industry-leading R&D team and a global innovation network strongly focused on the development of sustainable products, LafargeHolcim today has the broadest portfolio of low-carbon solutions and products in the industry. Indeed, 40% of patents concern low carbon solutions and more than 50% of R&D efforts are devoted to low carbon projects. This R&D strategy makes it possible to concretize LafargeHolcim's commitment to innovation to make construction more responsible while preserving the performance of concrete.
Focus on the construction of the new Sarthe Cancer Center
For the construction of the new Sarthe Cancer Center, the LafargeHolcim France teams were required to offer solutions that would allow the lowest CO2 rate to be achieved in order to meet new environmental regulations. They naturally recommended the ECOPact ranges for the construction of radiology chambers and scanner rooms.
The scanner rooms were the subject of a particular implementation due to the use of X-rays. Thus, the self-consolidating ready-mixed concrete Agilia © was also used to ensure an implementation. simplified, fast and secure (without vibration).
“LafargeHolcim is the first player to offer low-carbon concrete on a site of such a scale in the Sarthe region. It is always a great satisfaction to support our clients in their project and to have their confidence when we offer them our innovations ”, explains Sébastien Bellanger, Center Manager at LafargeHolcim Bétons.