Over 90% of buildings in the EU are masonry buildings that are constructed in the following way: a) ceilings, reinforced concrete walls, beams, columns and foundation are built with ready-mix concretes (RMX-concrete with high density and high thermal conductivity), b) 90% of all walls in buildings are built with clay masonry blocks and c) ceilings of buildings are built with simple system components consisting of load-bearing concrete beams and clay inlay-bricks. The use of clay masonry blocks is ecologically disadvantageous due to their production process (high consumption of energy, CO2e, clay is non-renewable mineral). The best thermal clay blocks of new generation have larger mass, extended thickness, same very low compressive strength and low thermal conductivity as the old generation clay blocks. This mandates the use of larger, heavier, and more expensive load-bearing construction made with reinforced RMX-concrete, leading to increase of construction price of energy-efficient buildings by minimum 40%. The destructive effects of earthquakes cause cracking and collapse of walls made with clay blocks, which leads to a large number of causalities and material damage. As an alternative to clay blocks, a large number of lightweight concrete blocks have been introduced to the market that are light and have low thermal conductivity, but also have low load-bearing capacity and are expensive.
AEDES COOP DOO made innovative, revolutionary and cheap: a) ASET-concretes produced with the use of recycled industrial waste and b) ELG-blocks in three basic variations: thermal ELG-blocks, super strong ELG-blocks for walls and ELG-inlay-bricks for ceilings of energy-efficient and seismic-resistant masonry buildings. They are the best substitutes for clay and other masonry blocks and traditional RMX-concretes for the construction of buildings. The construction of buildings with our innovative products provides the following advantages and the EU added value that cannot be matched by any of our competitors: 1) an excellent thermal insulation and a high resistance to destructive earthquake and wind forces, 2) the construction time is reduced by 30% and 3) construction elements are 50% lighter, lowering transportation costs and construction price in Serbia by more than 20%, or by 40% in the EU. Revolutionary new design of ELG-blocks enables masonry walls in buildings to be reinforced with rebar, thereby allowing the walls built with ELG-blocks to have excellent load-bearing capacity just as reinforced RMX-concrete walls molded in concrete forms on site. Since ASET-concretes are resistant to the impacts of salt and moisture through their whole volume, they are excellent solution for construction of new and repair of old damaged bridges, by 50% cheaper than at competitors.
All AW-granulates, ASET-concretes, ELG-blocks and ELG-inlay-bricks satisfy all EU ecological standards from production, through use, until and including disposal. Savings and gains in production of ASET-concretes, ELG-blocks and ELG-inlay-bricks make them superior to our competitors because their production saves energy, as there is no baking phase involved and is furthermore sustainable, because it preserves environment through lack of any CO2e and use of various types recycled waste instead of natural resources (thereby reducing landfills). ASET-concretes, ELG-blocks and ELG-inlay-bricks save energy required for heating and/or cooling because they act like additional thermal insulation in the building.
