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AAC WORLDWIDE %u2022 2.2026 NEWS & MARKET 15EAACA: the voice of the AAC industryThe European Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Association (EAACA) promotes the interests of producers of autoclaved aerated concrete and their national associations across all of Europe. Founded in 1988, EAACA has members from 18 countries operating more than 100 production sites and producing around 16 million m3 of AAC per year, enough to build about 350,000 homes.EAACA is the voice of the AAC industry at European level. The European Institutions and the legislation they create can have a direct effect on manufacturers, for example by setting standards for products or buildings that use them. They also shape the market indirectly by defining framework conditions such as climate and energy policy that in turn translates into requirements for buildings. The European Commission will also continue to push forward its indicator framework assessing how sustainable building materials are. This is one of the reasons behind EAACA%u2019s net zero roadmap.Net zero roadmapEAACA has set out a roadmap, aligned with the Paris Agreement 2015, for Autoclaved Aerated Concrete products to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, with the potential to become carbon negative. The intermediate target will be to reduce AAC emissions by 30% by 2030.%u00a0Going beyond net-zeroThe EAACA has been taking its environmental responsibility seriously for decades. Despite AAC%u2019s miniscale 0.09 to 0.02% share of emissions within the European Union%u2019s building stock and construction sector, the association is intent on reaching, and surpassing, the net-zero target. Fully implemented, the roadmap will reduce emissions from 180 kg to -70 kg of CO2 per m3by 2050, thereby removing more carbon from the atmosphere than is produced. As Torsten Schoch, General Secretary of the EAACA, emphasises, %u2018It is not enough to have net-zero emissions by 2050. You must provide solutions for carbon capture after 2050.%u2019Previous Conference The 7th International Conference on Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (Prague, Czech Republic 2023), set new standards for future conferences. %u201cThere is enormous interest throughout the world in constructing with AAC and opportunities for exchange should occur more frequently at an international level between companies and researchers in future,%u201c were two of the main conclusions. AAC is nowadays employed at a global level in the construction of residential, commercial and industrial buildings. The background of those attending the conference, with experts from the fields of science, research, industry and associations plus those engaged in studies, was as diverse as the programme. 340 guests from 35 countries were present in Prague. %u25cfKey Topics%u2022 Sustainability of AAC %u2013 from the production to the building level%u2022 Global challenges of energy supply%u2022 Challenges on the building-site%u2022 Raw materials for AAC production%u2022 Structural engineering with AAC%u2022 Seismic design with AAC%u2022 Digitalization, modelling, simulation%u2022 Production, process engineering%u2022 Building physics: heat-, moisture-, sound-protection%u2022 Durability of AAC%u2022 Test methods, codes, standards%u2022 Mineralogy, C-S-H-chemistry%u2022 Porosity, sorption propertiesOrganizer:Patronage:Local Host:Conference Website www.icaac2027.com