.DURING A EUROPEAN building boom that began in the 1960s, an unique type of development material started to be utilized. Strengthened autoclaved aerated concrete, called RAAC, is actually pre-cast in a factory, commonly into slabs, just before being taken to a development site where it could be quickly put together right into portion of a building. Although RAAC is actually still made use of in several parts of the world, Britain is actually possessing particular problems with it.
In some buildings the product is breaking up in 2018 it led to a school rooftop to crash. An amount of schools have been shut as well as other buildings, including health centers, are actually had an effect on. This is actually triggering problem amongst the general public and a political migraine for the federal government.
What is RAAC, and also why does it end up being harmful?