HEIDELBERG CEMENT
Single-family house in 50-cm-thick infra-lightweight concrete
Lightweight concrete structures gain more and more attention and receive awards, like the recent Concrete Architecture Prize for a refined residence in Swabian and a notable concert hall in the Bavarian forest. If the interest that of this building material arouses in architects continues, more and more buildings may use the advantages of this lightweight concrete in the future. It has low dry bulk density combined with very good thermal insulation properties due to the admixture of porous mineral aggregates such as pumice, expanded shale, expanded clay or expanded recycled glass material. Due...
