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5th International Conference on AAC

15-16 September, Bydgoszcz, Poland

The Conference will focus on all aspects connected to materials, production, products and properties, construction, the finished building performance, durability and sustainability with emphasis given to low energy and sustainability building, natural and abundant, raw materials, fire resistant, reuse and recycling, sound insulation, high resource and energy efficiency. The Conference will take place at the University of Technology and life Sciences in Bydgoszcz. Read more:

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Moving towards low energy and keeping building diversity

Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) producers support an ambitious drive towards low-energy buildings, but warn against excessive harmonisation and potentially negative consequences on architectural diversity.

EAACA Position on EPBD

Low-Energy-Future

On 17 February 2009, the European Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Association (EAACA) organised a debate in Brussels, hosted by Mrs Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, the Member of the European Parliament managing the work on energy efficiency of buildings, to discuss sustainable building solutions for a low-energy future.

A selected audience of MEPs and representatives from Member State Permanent Representations, European Commission, political advisers and other Parliament services participated in this very topical debate, as the institutions are proceeding with an update of the major Directive on energy performance of buildings (EPBD). Read more ...

REACH - Guidance on requirements for substances in articles

The document assists producers and importers of articles in identifying whether they have obligations under REACH; in particular in relation to registration and notification according to Article 7, and in relation to article supply chain communication according to Article 33.

Guidance for Articles

If you are in doubt whether or not a material is an article you may use the indicative questions on page 24 of the guidance document. These questions support the evaluation of the importance of the chemical composition versus the shape/surface/design in relation to the function and thus facilitate the application of the article definition.

EAACA experts on REACH answered these questions. These answers clearly indicate that blocks, elements and reinforced beams and also crushed AAC are “articles” according to the definition of REACH.

Questions and answers

REACH and AAC

AAC blocks, elements and reinforced beams are “articles” according to the definition of REACH. This is important in this context, because, there is no registration, evaluation or authorisation of “articles” under REACH as long as there are no substances released while the products are being used as recommended. AAC does not evaporate as used, hence there is no obligation to register according to REACH.

REACH and AAC (English)

REACH and AAC (German)

20th Anniversary

The European Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Association (EAACA), founded in Wiesbaden/Germany in 1988, celebrated its 20th anniversary in June 2008. The European Association used the anniversary as an opportunity to combine the 35th meeting of the Executive Committee, EAACA’s highest decision-making body, with the European Commissions “Green Week” in Brussels. 

20th Anniversary

Green Week 2008 / Living Tomorrow

Throughout the Green Week EAACA presented sustainable building solutions at an exhibition stand in the Commission’s Charlemagne building in Brussels. As a side activity of the Green Week, EAACA organised a conference entitled “Building a Sustainable Future” on Thursday 5 June 2008. Read more ...

Summary (English)

Summary (German)

New website

The new website of the Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Association is online. The whole website has got a facelift. The focus has been so far on the layout. In the coming weeks we will be working on the content. So it might be interesting to visit our website every now and then.

Low energy houses, High efficiency solutions! 

On 11 September 2007, the association of European AAC producers, EAACA, organised a debate at the European Parliament to discuss Europe’s move towards low energy and passive houses and present high efficiency solutions for buildings with AAC. 

Low energy houses