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What is Leca® LWA
Leca® LWA is a well-proven, high quality, efficient and durable lightweight aggregate suitable for a wide range of applicants in the construction sector. It is a sustainable construction material packed with properties that improve the economic, social and environmental performance of a building or infrastructure over its whole lifetime.
Production
To produce expanded clay high temperatures are necessary and the production is therefore energy intensive.
Product
Expanded clay is a well-proven, high quality, efficient and durable lightweight aggregate suitable for a wide range of applicants in the construction sector.
Applications
Expanded clay is a unique lightweight aggregate with versatile applications, the only "all in one" aggregate with sustainable use "everywhere".
Sustainability
Sustainability is part of our DNA - our everyday way of working. We produce sustainable building materials with the maximum care for our employees, customers and the environment. We have a strong commitment to improve our carbon footprint with a goal to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions by 50% before 2030. As part of the Saint-Gobain group we are committed to follow the Groups environmental goals; being Carbon Neutral in 2050. We will achieve these goals mainly by substituting the consumption of fossil fuels with green energy. But we also aim to improve the circular economy of our products and services.
News | Sustainable Projects
BUILD Magazine
The BUILD magazine will take you around the LECA world and show you a number of amazing articles.
The magazine is published twice a year, produced by the LECA International team, which features the most recent case studies utilizing Leca® LWA within its specifications across the Europe. On top of that you will find interesting interviews with key companies and persons in European building industry.
Download now to see our latest case studies and innovative engineering projects from the world's leading civil engineers and architects using LECA® LWA within their designs.
