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    Autoclaved Aerated Concrete

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    Autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) is a lightweight, high-strength building material made by mixing sand or fly ash, cement, lime, water and aluminum powder, which causes the concrete to expand and form millions of microscopic bubbles. The material is steam cured in an autoclave, leaving a closed cell aerated concrete that is then cut into blocks or panels. AAC has advantages such as being environmentally friendly, lightweight for easier transportation and construction, and allowing openings to be easily cut. It also has properties making it a recommended green building material.

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    Autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) is a lightweight, high-strength building material made by mixing sand or fly ash, cement, lime, water and aluminum powder, which causes the concrete to expand and form millions of microscopic bubbles. The material is steam cured in an autoclave, leaving a closed cell aerated concrete that is then cut into blocks or panels. AAC has advantages such as being environmentally friendly, lightweight for easier transportation and construction, and allowing openings to be easily cut. It also has properties making it a recommended green building material.

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    Autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) is a lightweight, high-strength building material made by mixing sand or fly ash, cement, lime, water and aluminum powder, which causes the concrete to expand and form millions of microscopic bubbles. The material is steam cured in an autoclave, leaving a closed cell aerated concrete that is then cut into blocks or panels. AAC has advantages such as being environmentally friendly, lightweight for easier transportation and construction, and allowing openings to be easily cut. It also has properties making it a recommended green building material.

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    Autoclaved Aerated Concrete

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    Autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) is a lightweight, high-strength building material made by mixing sand or fly ash, cement, lime, water and aluminum powder, which causes the concrete to expand and form millions of microscopic bubbles. The material is steam cured in an autoclave, leaving a closed cell aerated concrete that is then cut into blocks or panels. AAC has advantages such as being environmentally friendly, lightweight for easier transportation and construction, and allowing openings to be easily cut. It also has properties making it a recommended green building material.

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    Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) | Efficient Building Systems | Green Material

    Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) was developed in Sweden in the late 1920s and
    has been used successfully in a variety of applications in commercial, industrial and
    residential construction. AAC is a lightweight, high strength building material and is
    produced in a variety of forms from blocks, to structural floors and wall panels.
    AAC is credited by LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
    and USGBC (US Green Building Council) as an green alternative to
    traditional construction materials. Indian Green Building Council (IGBC)
    recommends its use in India.
    AAC consists of 80% of air. It is manufactured by combining silica in the form of sand
    or recycled flyash, cement, lime, water and an expansion agent aluminium powder
    and paving it into a mold.

    Structurally reinforced AAC products like lintels or roof panels, steel rebar or mesh
    are also placed in the mould.
    When added to concrete, the aluminium powder reacts with the silica, resulting in the
    formation of millions of microscopic hydrogen bubbles. The hydrogen bubbles cause
    the concrete to expand to roughly five times its original volume.
    The hydrogen evaporates and leaving a highly closed cell aerated concrete. It is then
    cut into blocks or panels which are then steam and pressure cured in an autoclaved.
    Using AAC is very advantageous because it is environmentally friendly qualifies as a
    green building material from manufacturing to recycling.

    All the waste material like trimmings, rejected units are all recycled and hence there
    is zero wastage. All the waste on the sites is crushed and safely used as a fill or
    buried shallow underground. Spread AAC dust on the lawn serves as a great lime
    supplement.
    AAC is so lightweight, it weighs 1/5th of the weight of the standard concrete, which
    results in lower transportation costs, faster work-flow lower material handling costs
    etc. AAC is in ready to build material, requiring no onsite curing time. It has
    unparalleled workability because it can be sown, drilled, nailed, screwed and milled
    with common hand tools. AAC openings are easily and alternately cut.

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