Klimaver solid wall – Advancement of precast construction through expanded glass granulate

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To get the Klimaver mixture, the loose Liaver material is processed with a special cement without any additional aggregates and is placed in prepared wall formwork with accurate dimensions

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After the drying process of the wall in weather-independent production halls, ...

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... the wall panels are carried to the construction site for installation

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The material complies with the requirements of the current German Building Energy Act (GEG) right from a wall thickness of 36.5 cm – without any additional insulation

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Exemplary reference property: Apartment building in Berlin

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At the IAB Conference Days hold in Weimar, H+L presented the Klimaver solid wall, a wall system based on expanded glass granulate that meets high demands on thermal insulation, fire protection and healthy housing. The technical lecture delivered by Dipl.-Ing. Michael Hommel attracted special attention among the BFT editorial team, so we have summarized the key contents regarding system development, material characteristics and the significance for sustainable building envelopes for you.

Since 1904, H+L Baustoffwerke have been a family-run medium-sized enterprise with locations in the German towns of Glauchau and Uehlfeld. The company is specialized in planning, production and logistics of precast concrete elements and, as a system provider, they offer all necessary steps from quotation processing to project planning and production through to delivery and assembly from a single source. The objective is a consistently coordinated construction process with clearly structured workflows. The company‘s development comprises numerous technical extensions, including the introduction...