The initiative to promote innovations “Germany – Land of Ideas,” established by the Federal Government of Germany and the National Association of German Industries (BDI), has distinguished the...
Flat floors composed of precast slabs with lattice girders and a structural concrete topping require specifically designed punching shear reinforcement systems and structural rules and guidelines for...
During a visit to Germany, a delegation of Russian scientists honored the construction engineer and company founder Eberhard Schöck for his pioneering achievement in building physics. The head of the...
On 30 October 2013, the Weimar Institute of Applied Construction Research (IAB Weimar) inaugurated its new laboratory building in Weimar. On the institute’s own site, the testing facility built two...
Brent Dezember, founder, owner and president of StructureCast in Bakersfield, Calif., has been appointed National Precast Concrete Association’s (NPCA) 49th Chairman of the Board. Dezember began his...
In due time, the autoclaved aerated concrete industry got prepared for the modifications of the new Construction Products Regulation (CPR / EU No. 305/2011) that came into force on July 01, 2013. The...
Autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) is a solid walling material that, due to its high insulation properties, outstandingly meets the requirements of the German Energy Saving Ordinance. Its combination...
Being a CAD software provider, it is all the more important to emphasize again and again that Building Information Modeling is not a software, but rather a working method with defined process chains....
Ever since the establishment of Hess AAC Systems B.V. in 2006, the goal of the company has been to provide the option to manufacture an entire range of top-quality autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC)...
In September 2013, Assyx exhibited at Bauma Africa, which for the first time took place in Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. The German manufacturer of production boards for the precast concrete...
