Considering dry powder mortar is a new type of building material, its development is closely tied to construction. Dry powder mortar development will be influenced by the goals and characteristics of the future construction industry.
Here are some characteristics of the future construction industry:
Construction volume keeps going up
With the acceleration of my country’s urbanization process and the vigorous development of the construction and real estate industry, there are now more than 40 billion square meters in buildings. The construction industry will still grow for the next 15 years.
As China enters into the historical process of building a well-off society in an all-round way, we can expect my country’s investment in fixed assets such as capital construction, technological transformation, and real estate will stay high during the “Eleventh Five-Year Plan” period for the next 15 years. In urban areas, per capita housing is 28 square meters, in rural areas, it’s 33 square meters, so we’ll need 8 billion square meters of new housing. In 2020, urban housing will be 35 square meters, and rural housing will be 40 square meters. A total of more than 20 billion square meters of new housing will be required, providing a huge market space for the development of the construction industry, as well as opportunities for the development of the dry-mixed mortar industry. A huge market base comes from development.
Promoting building energy efficiency is a must
In today’s increasingly tense energy environment, building energy consumption has risen from 27.6% to more than 33% of the country’s total energy consumption. The promotion of energy-saving buildings has been the focus of the construction industry in the next few years. Building energy conservation is the most direct and cheapest way to alleviate our country’s energy shortage, improve people’s living and working conditions, reduce pollution, and promote economic growth. To reduce heat loss and save energy, it’s gonna use more efficient building materials.
My country’s “Eleventh Five-Year” goal is to save 101 million tons of standard coal and reduce more than 400 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions by 2010. Building energy conservation will be promoted comprehensively so urban buildings meet 50% energy savings by 2010. Megacities and some big cities will lead the way with 65% energy savings; renovate existing residential and public buildings in cities to save energy; 25% of urban areas have been remodeled, 15% in medium-sized cities, and 10% in small cities.
Dry powder mortars are great for wall insulation systems because they bond well, are flexible, and don’t absorb water. It’s widely used for building insulation. The implementation of my country’s building energy-saving goals will drive the insulation mortar market to boom.
Building quality has improved significantly
The quality of building projects keeps going up as living standards rise. Dry powder mortar can greatly improve the quality of your project.
In the construction site, mortar, whether it is masonry mortar, plastering mortar, or ground leveling mortar, is often cracked due to the technical proficiency of the construction crew and the quality of cement and sand. The plastering mortar of buildings often cracks due to the influence of these factors. There will be cracks in the most traditional clay brick walls even if they are plastered with cement mortar. It is leading to insufficient strength, poor quality, and unstable project quality, which has become a common problem in construction.
Meanwhile, the state is promoting new wall materials aggressively in order to reduce the use of clay bricks. The characteristics of this material do not allow ordinary cement mortar to meet the requirements for masonry plastering. As a result of industrial production, raw materials and mixing ratios are strictly controlled, raw materials are optimized, measurements are accurate, and mortars are mixed evenly, making it stable and reliable. Dry powder mortar will gradually become the darling of the market as building quality requirements improve. Dry powder mortar will be supported by national policies.
Dry mix mortars remain in great demand because of building structure characteristics
Building forms in my country tend to be multi-storey and high-rise, and their building structures are primarily cast-in-place concrete, frame structures, and brick-concrete structures, which are affected by various factors such as construction technology, construction industrialization level, and material quality. Our country’s building structure is characterized by a large amount of masonry, poor wall flatness, and plastering.
