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Traditional Build (Brick and Block)
Pro’s Con’s
• Trusted method of construction • Very labour intensive
• Accepted by all lenders • Much larger weights, therefore
• Follow on trades more familiar much larger foundations
with this construction type • Only suitable for low rise buildings
• More onsite waste produced
• Higher embodied carbon energy
• Build is highly susceptible to
weather
• Harder to maintain quality control
• Longer construction programmes
due to follow on trades having to
be spread out more
• Wet trades are becoming harder
to come by
• More HSE concerns during
construction
Reinforced Concrete Structures (RC Frame)
Pro’s Con’s
• Very robust build method • A lot of formwork required
• Good performance in regards to • Much heavier than other methods
acoustic of construction therefore the
• Good fire resistant properties requirement for deeper
• Larger clear spans foundations or piling required
• Low maintenance requirements • Curing times slow progress of
works and follow on trades
• A lot of space and labour is
required to construct the frame
• Very high embodied carbon
energy
• High cost therefore not suitable
for most projects
• Very difficult to adapt once
installed if not impossible
• Shrinkage can cause cracks
resulting in a weaker structure
• Installation heavily reliant on
weather
