A really interesting article on what can be learnt from a pretty serious issue. Let's learn the lessons from RAAC, including why it was so useful, and consider light touch fixes before leaping into high carbon/cost and disruptive "solutions".
"This conundrum of RAAC, which reached crisis levels last summer, reveals nuanced issues with the way buildings are designed and constructed — issues that are worth interrogating to inform new approaches to building for a low-carbon future. A well-maintained building of any material should be able to last forever if designed and built in a way that facilitates repair." "In the past 150 years, our buildings have transformed. They used to be simple structures made from a few materials used in ways that had been understood for hundreds of years. Now, they are made up of hundreds of different high-tech materials, all of which tend to be fragile and prone to wear. RAAC is one of these." #architecture #design Today in Building Design., Alex Lynes discusses the fragility of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC), how Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) is a viable alternative and the importance of creating resilient buildings. https://lnkd.in/ei_CTSPG