December 2000 Made from 100 percent postconsumer plastic, the CavClear masonry mat and insulation systems are made to facilitate drainage and ventilation within masonry walls. Without additional insulation, a Hebel wall can reduce heating and cooling costs over ordinary insulating systems. AAC production is low in energy consumption and raw material usage.
Manufacture produces no environmentally toxic by-products.
Architect Angelo Mangiarotti designed the roof of the IMM Carrara SPA headquarters using a new profiling machine that cuts curved stone with a diamond wire tool, eliminating process waste altogether. Italian Trade Commission, Los Angeles. The raw materials are processed to create a structural building material with a large number of pores, known as aerated concrete. One unit of volume of the raw materials yield five units of volume of Ytong. Insulation value, due to pores, is high, while the product is light and easy to work with.