Sources: Doka USA, Kenilworth, N.J.; CP staff Through a sustainability strategy dubbed “Net Zero 2040,” key concrete formwork and scaffolding provider Doka has aligned its carbon dioxide emissions reduction goals with the Science Based Targets initiative terms. London-based SBTi provides producers, suppliers or manufacturers with auditing services and guidance aimed at limiting CO2 emissions volumes sufficient to cap the rise of…
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Doka form tie load, plywood pressure sensors safely expedite pours
Sources: Doka USA, Kenilworth, N.J.; CP staff With an eye to providing safety data foremen need to justify higher concrete placement rates, formwork giant Doka Group has launched Xact Load, whose twin sensors monitor form tie loads and plywood pressure levels. Configured to relay real-time figures to the DokaXact portal, “the sensors ensure that concrete is poured as fast as…
Read MoreDoka validates criteria for calculating formwork, scaffolding carbon footprint
Sources: Doka USA, Kenilwork, N.Y.; CP staff Doka USA parent company representatives and peers in a working group under an association, Güteschutzverband Betonschalungen Europa e.V. (GSV), have finalized a standard to quantify formwork and scaffolding system product carbon footprints (PCF). The PCF metric measures the total greenhouse gas emissions generated across all relevant material lifecycle phases. It serves as a…
Read MoreTall Buildings group awards Doka form-positioning technology
An interactive sensor-based tool enabling accurate formwork positioning for cast-in-place concrete structures has earned the Austrian parent company of Doka USA Ltd. recognition from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), a Chicago-based organization serving professionals in high-rise design, construction and operation. DokaXact equips surveyors and crews to quickly and precisely plumb and align wall formwork used with…
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