The Benefits

of Lightweight
Construction.
Cost effective, sustainable solutions.

LYTAG
®

lightweight aggregate

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 Lightweight Construction Can Deliver These Results.

Floors.
Columns. Beam Reinforcement. Floors cast in Lytag® Foundations.
These remain in normal Beams. Use of Lytag Lightweight
®
Lightweight Concrete Using Lytag® Lightweight
weight concrete but the Beams cast in Lytag® Concrete can reduce the can reduce the volume Concrete in a concrete or steel
volume of concrete can be Lightweight Concrete amount of reinforcing steel in of concrete required frame structure can reduce the
reduced by 46% if Lytag ® can reduce the a concrete beam by 21%. by almost 9%. volume of concrete needed in
Lightweight Concrete is used volume of concrete the foundations by a Foundation
for all other components. used by over 18%. substantial 56%. Reinforcement.
The amount of steel
needed in the foundations
of a concrete or steel
frame building can reduce
by up to 54%.
Deadloads.
Using Lytag® Lightweight
Concrete can reduce
deadloads (the total weight
of the structure) by an
impressive 31%. Piling.
The use of Lytag®
Lightweight Concrete
may eradicate the
Steel Frames. need for piling
(Only applicable to a steel altogether or reduce
framework building) Using the diameter and
Lytag Lightweight Concrete
® frequency of piles
can reduce the volume of making significant
steel required by 8%. savings.

Solid Reasons For Lightweight • Improved Fire Resistance: Lytag® LWA has a The Need For Screed. • Rapid Drying: Lytag® LWA no-fines screed will
Concrete Use. lower expansion coefficient and a lower reduction • Huge Reduction In Deadload: Lytag LWA no-fines
®
dry up to three times faster than normal screed.

• Better Insulation: The use of Lytag® Lightweight
Aggregate (LWA) in lightweight concrete can
improve thermal performance by up to a quarter.
• Thermal Expansion: Lytag® LWA can reduce the
thermal expansion by up to a third. This in turn
reduces the need for complex movement joints.
in strength at high temperatures. Used in certain
fire resistant applications, it’s more effective than
normal weight concrete.
• Cost Savings: Using Lytag® LWA in a lightweight
construction can save significant costs compared
to a traditional heavyweight construction.
screed is up to 50% lighter than standard screed.
• Improved Insulation: Thermal Performance can be
improved by up to 80% over standard screeds.
• Reduction In Airborne Sound: Lytag® LWA can
achieve a reduction of airborne sound transfer by
up to 6 dBA.
This allows for a more efficient progress and a
reduction in overall construction times.
• Reduced Shrinkage: Shrinkage is extremely low
at 0.04%, which reduces the need for costly joints.

For more information,

call +44(0)1904 727922 or visit www.lytag.net

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 Sustainability and BREEAM.
SUSTAINABILITY – Lytag® Lightweight Aggregate products are secondary aggregates made from
Pulverised Fuel Ash (PFA), a by-product from coal fired power stations which makes them truly
sustainable. They are very light, having a bulk density of between 700 and 800 kg/m3, thus enabling
sustainable, lightweight construction.

BREEAM – Using Lytag® Lightweight Aggregate products enables the client and design team to gain
“credits”, in a variety of different areas within the overall construction of the building. In addition, the
improved insulation properties of Lytag® Lightweight Aggregate over standard aggregates helps to
gain further credits for the improved thermal performance of the overall building.

Calculate Your Savings.

If you are designing a concrete or steel structure, the use of Lytag® Lightweight Aggregate in
lightweight concrete can provide huge cost savings. The table below shows the volume reductions
which can be made in concrete and steel in addition to reductions in deadloads by using Lytag®
Lightweight Aggregate in varying building structures. The calculations do not include the extra savings
that you may achieve by reducing or eliminating piling costs. The addition of Lytag® Lightweight Screed
can further reduce the deadloads to gain additional savings.

6 Storey 6 Storey 30 Storey 30 Storey

Building Steel Frame Concrete Frame Steel Frame Concrete Frame
Reduction in Deadload 15.80% 24.90% 20.90% 31.00%
Reduction in Concrete
Floors No Saving 3.20% 8.80% 5.40%
Beams – 3.40% – 18.80%
Columns (NWC) – No Saving – 46.40%
Foundations (Concrete) 8.90% 55.90% 18.30% 20.20%
Reduction in Steel
Steelwork Frame 8.00% – 7.50% –
Foundation Reinforcement 5.30% 53.50% 25.10% 37.50%
Beam Reinforcement – 21.00% – 11.55%

Calculations have been based on the following building geometry – the 6 storey design is 6 number 6m bays + 6 number 7.5m bays per floor
(i.e. 12 bays per floor), with a storey height of 4m. The 30 storey design is 6 x 6m bays (i.e. 36 bays per floor), with a storey height of 4m.

Contact Us.
For more information, call +44(0)1904 727922 or visit www.lytag.net

LYTAG
®

lightweight aggregate

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