Building Industry
Pumice, due to its properties of porosity and light weight, is used for construction of :
• lightened concretes
• plasters
• thermal insulation
• acoustic insulation
• construction of light items
• fume outlets
• light fillings
• biological building industry
• blocks made of volcanic lapillus
• rectangular piece for foundation
EXEMPLES OF ACHIEVED PROJECTS
• Biological lightweight filling attic
Realization of biological foundation filling made with Pumice 2-4 and natural hydraulic lime NHL 3.5 realized in Castelnuovo Rangone (MO) by the company Edilposa of Dovecote Carpineti (RE)
• Structural lightened concrete
Tests carried out by the company Cipiccia Calcestruzzi of Narni (TR) with Pomical Structural
Fitness center: pumpable light concrete for rectangular pieces with Pomical
Application of transpiring and insulating light plaster based on Pumice
Along the river Po in Turin: pumping of lightened concrete having as basis Pomical
• CLS concrete light structure concrete based on lapillus
Restructuring and consolidation of old buildings with CLS light structure concrete having as basis Lapillus
• Rectangular piece for foundation
Slab in construction phase with lightened concrete based on Pomical
Piece of light partition in Pomice
Thermal insulation and sound-absorbing blocks in Volcanic Lapillus
• Cable-stayed bridge built by Cismondi S.R.L.
Cable-stayed bridge variant of Nizza Monferrato (Asti) SP456 Turchino. The structural slab leveling on concrete blocks has been made with structural concrete based Lapillus 3/1.
• Green wall
Green wall with top layer in Lapillus
Exhibition panels made by the Company Sigedil with Pumice 3-7 for the exhibition “Restructura 2012“