Gary Davies

Is concrete bad for the

environment
History of concrete
• In 1992 The tallest reinforced
concrete building in the world was
constructed at 311 S. Wacker Dr.,
Chicago, Illinois.
•
• 1930 Air entraining agents were
introduced to improve
concrete's resistance to
freeze/thaw damage.
History of concrete
• Limestone quarrying has made
a significant impact on the
Peak District landscape of
today. Explore these links to
find out more:
• Quarry companies are only
responding to the demand from
the public for products made using
limestone materials. Most of us
use the roads and live in houses
built with cement
 History of concrete
winners
for Agaist losers
The quarries provide much Local Quarries look like large, Visitors
needed jobs and support the unsightly scars on the Local people
local economy (1500 people people
worked in the extraction landscape

industry in 1991).
Quarry companies are only
responding to the demand from
the public for products made using
limestone materials. Most of us
use the roads and live in houses
built with cement.
Some old quarries have been
restored and are now important
wildlife sites, or are used for
recreation.
You and There is a large amount of traffic Local people
associated with the quarries -
transporting the product out of
Visitors
me the Peak District. Large, heavily
laden lorries driving through the
narrow villages of the Peak
District contribute to air pollution,
congestion and noise.
Future Wildlife can suffer from the loss Wildlife
generatns of land as well as from noise and
dust pollution. Underground
Future generations
Local people
Visitor
cave systems can be destroyed.

Wildlife.