BS 8500-2:2023
Concrete. Complementary British Standard to BS EN 206 - Specification for constituent materials and concrete

Standard No.

BS 8500-2:2023

Release Date

2023

Published By

British Standards Institution (BSI)

Latest

BS 8500-2:2023

Scope

What is BS 8500-2:2023 - Specification for constituent materials and concrete about? The UK construction sector increasingly wants access to lower carbon concretes to meet net zero targets, especially as the availability of GGBS (ground granulated blast-furnace slag) may diminish nationally towards the end of the decade. BS 8500-2:2023 complements the European concrete specification standard, BS EN 206 by giving UK specific guidance on constituent materials and concrete with lower carbon compositions. Who is BS 8500-2:2023 - Specification for constituent materials and concrete for? It will be used in the built environment, infrastructure, road building, house building and commercial premises building industries. Users will be: cement producers concrete producers (ready-mixed, precast, volumetric) larger contractors (concrete frame, infrastructure) consultants (engineers, architects, National Highways, Environment Agency etc.) What does BS 8500-2:2023 - Specification for constituent materials and concrete cover? BS 8500-2:2023 specifies constituent materials and concrete and complements BS EN 206 by providing United Kingdom national provisions where required or permitted by BS EN 206.

BS 8500-2:2023 history

• 2023 BS 8500-2:2023 Concrete. Complementary British Standard to BS EN 206 - Specification for constituent materials and concrete
• 2019 BS 8500-2:2015+A2:2019 Concrete. Complementary British Standard to BS EN 206. Specification for constituent materials and concrete
• 1970 BS 8500-1:2015+A1:2016 Concrete. Complementary British Standard to BS EN 206. Method of specifying and guidance for the specifier
• 2015 BS 8500-1:2015 Concrete. Complementary British Standard to BS EN 206. Method of specifying and guidance for the specifier
• 2006 BS 8500-1:2006+A1:2012 Concrete. Complementary British Standard to BS EN 206-1.Part 1:Method of specifying and guidance for the specifier
• 2006 BS 8500-1:2006 Concrete - Complementary British Standard to BS EN 206-1: Method of specifying and guidance for the specifier
• 2002 BS 8500-1:2002 Concrete - Complementary British Standard to BS EN 206-1: Method of specifying and guidance for the specifier
• 1997 BS 5328-1:1997 Concrete. Guide to specifying concrete
• 1970 BS 5328-3:1990