TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Fontana, Patrick A1 - Kreft, O. A1 - Pietruszka, B. A1 - Lukaszewska, A. A1 - Klinge, A. ED - De Schutter, G. ED - De Belie, N. ED - Janssens, A. ED - Van Den Bossche, N. T1 - Design of UHPC-AAC light-weight composite facade elements for refurbishment N2 - The aim of this study was to develop a lightweight composite façade element for refurbishment of existing façades. It was crucial to minimize the thermal bridges and to undercut the thermal requirement of the system existing façade new element. The awareness of the environmental impact of the building sector is increasing. In this context, ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) materials are shown to be promising alternatives with advantages such as lower embodied energy and reduced environmental impact. Predictions suggest that UHPC composite elements for building envelopes could have other benefits such as an increased service life, optimized use of building area due to thinner elements and minimized maintenance due to the absence of reinforcement or use of non-corrosive reinforcing materials such as carbon fibers. In this framework, composite elements have been developed combining an autoclaved aerated concrete insulation layer with an external UHPC supporting layer. The results show that the lightweight composite element has a good performance in term of thermal transmittance and minimization of thermal bridges. T2 - XIV DBMC - 14th International Conference on Durability of Building Materials and Components CY - Gent, Belgium DA - 29.05.2017 KW - Composite panels KW - Ultra-high performance concrete KW - Autoclaved aerated concrete KW - Hygrothermal behaviour KW - Production technology PY - 2017 SN - 978-2-35158-159-9 VL - PRO 107 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - RILEM Publications S.A.R.L. AN - OPUS4-40498 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -