Thanks to its many benefits – which include strength, excellent thermal and acoustic properties, fire resistance, non-toxicity, low cost, workability, and ease of handling – AAC is suitable for a broad range of architectural systems and applications.
In residential applications it is used for exterior walls, floors, and fencing. In multi residential developments, it is used on zero boundary, party walls, dual zero boundary walls, and more. In commercial applications, it is used in intertenancy and corridor walls, in fire tunnels, on façades, while in civil projects it is often used for acoustic fire walls and sound barriers.
Given this versatility, the popularity of ACC is on the rise. Considering the various regulations associated with the material, its specification should always involve attention to detail. This CPD Live session is intended to help those looking to use it to do just that. Our speakers will identify and outline strategies to help you accurately assess, and then integrate, AAC Systems into your projects.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this session, you should be able to:
- Explain what autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) is, how it is made and where it is used
- Recognise the three parts of Australian Standard AS5146, as they apply to AAC
- Outline the Fire-rating compliance, acoustic compliance and thermal performance requirements of AAC
- Outline the various considerations involved in selecting and specifying AAC systems
This presentation will deliver outcomes related to the following Competency/s from the National Standard of Competency for Architects 2021:
PC28 PROJECT INITIATION AND CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
Be able to draw on knowledge from building sciences and technology, environmental sciences and behavioural and social sciences as part of preliminary design research and when developing the conceptual design to optimise the performance of the project
PC 39 DETAILED DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION
Be able to integrate the material selection, structural and construction systems established in the conceptual design into the detailed design and documentation
PC46 DETAILED DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION
Be able to produce project documentation that meets the requirements of the contract and procurement process and complies with regulatory controls, building standards and codes, and conditions of construction and planning approvals.