Panel cladding fibreC 3.0

stripcement-glass compositeconcrete

With the goal of safeguarding the future of the company and of ensuring the preservation of the world for future generations, the facade specialist takes comprehensive steps to accelerate the greening of the company. Rieder is currently working on the development of a cement-reduced and later a cement-free concrete matrix. The model for this is the opus caementicium, the cast masonry used by the Romans. The Romans added pozzolana as a binder, which gave the material a durability that exceeds that of modern concrete, as is illustrated by the Pantheon in Rome built at the beginning of the 2nd century. The cement used in the Rieder facade panels is thus gradually being replaced by natural pozzolana; this material require lower temperatures for production and therefore emits less carbon dioxide. In a first step, 50 percent of cement was substituted, thus saving 30 percent in CO2 emissions. The plan is to fully substitute the cement step by step. This makes the family-owned company the first facade manufacturer to produce CO2-reduced glassfibre reinforced concrete. The products concrete skin, öko skin and formparts are available with the cement-reduced matrix 3.0 in selected colours.