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Thermodur: halls consisting of lightweight concrete
elements

Photo: Michael Frank, Frankfurt

2,400 m² of usable floor space for sports activities were built within a period of seven months

Photo: Michael Frank, Frankfurt

Photo: Thermodur Wandelemente

Photo: Thermodur Wandelemente

Photo: Friedrich Hallenbau GmbH

A mobile crane lifted the ready-to-assemble lightweight concrete wall units from the truck and moved them directly to the steel structure, where skilled in-house staff ensured their appropriate assembly

Photo: Friedrich Hallenbau GmbH

At Mörfelden, no scaffolding was required for assembling the Thermodur wall units

Large lightweight concrete wall units provide a number of advantages: these elements of up to 11 x 3 m in size permit wide spans of the support grid, have a low self-weight whilst providing high strength, and have excellent heat insulation and soundproofing properties as a result of adding lightweight natural aggregate (pumice). Also, the building material used for the elements is non-flammable.

These benefits can also be utilized for the construction of indoor sports and leisure facilities. Ready-to-use buildings can be erected within extremely short periods; their architecture is visually...

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