.DURING A EUROPEAN structure boom that started in the 1960s, an unique form of building material began to be utilized. Reinforced autoclaved oxygenated concrete, called RAAC, is actually pre-cast in a manufacturing plant, commonly right into slabs, prior to being needed to a building internet site where it may be promptly set up in to aspect of a property. Although RAAC is actually still utilized in several portion of the globe, Britain is having specific problems from it.
In some properties the material is collapsing in 2018 it led to a school rooftop to collapse. A variety of colleges have been closed and also various other buildings, consisting of healthcare facilities, are affected. This is causing issue among the general public and also a political headache for the federal government.
What is RAAC, and why does it become harmful?