Low carbon floor screed for apartment block in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter

Tarmac's TOPFLOW Screed A low carbon, cement free liquid floor screed delivered an excellent floor finish for this development of luxury apartments. It also helped to reduce the carbon footprint of the project. It is among the lowest carbon floor screeds available in the UK, with an 80% lower carbon footprint than a conventional sand-cement screed.

TOPFLOW Screed A is a low carbon, cement free liquid floor screed that can be placed quickly over large areas and delivers a high-quality finish. The range is perfectly suited for tall building construction with mix additives available to enable rapid pumped placement to upper floors without the risk of segregation. It can be supplied in mixes designed for high thermal conductivity enabling underfloor heating to work to optimal efficiency and rooms to heat up quickly. It also enables much thinner section floors which can reduce floor loadings and space requirements in multi storey developments enabling light weight building designs and reductions on carbon footprints.

Using TOPFLOW Screed A compared to a conventional sand-cement screed saved over 234 tonnes of CO₂e for the equivalent volume or 342 tonnes when factoring in the thinner average depth. This amounts to an 85% lower carbon footprint.

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