New thermal blocks from Weimar distinguished at Inventors’ Trade Show in Nuremberg

An attention-attracting
innovation in the form of an integral mineral-foam stuffing for thermal blocks is emerging as a new addition to the already available range of highly insulative materials. Working within the scope of a research project and in cooperation with a commercial heavy clay producer, the Weimar-based Institut für Fertigteiltechnik und Fertigbau e.V. (Institute for prefabrication technology and building construction Regd) has successfully concluded the development of a foam based on cement and pre-processed calcium-silicate-hydrate waste materials and just as successfully...

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