Use of load‐bearing AAC panels in transportable, prefabricated, pre‐finished, modular housing

This article will outline a method of building residential homes as Prefabricated, Prefinished Volumetric Construction (PPVC), using AAC panels. These transportable structures are created from solid AAC modules and designed for Residential Homes and Low‐Rise multi‐residential developments. In this transportable system, thick AAC panels are used as the principal construction material and load‐bearing structural element. The AAC modules are factory assembled and fitted out as completed room pods. They are transported to the site where they are lifted directly from the delivery truck and positioned into their final location on steel piers. Engineered AAC floor and ceiling cassettes connect the modular pods together to form a spacious and modern solid AAC home.