1. Introduction, classification of lightweight building materials. 2. Basic general properties of lightweight building materials etc. 3. Sorption properties of lightweight building materials. 4. Volume changes and durability of lightweight building materials. 5. Reinforcement of lightweight building materials. 6. Natural cellular aggregates and concrete manufactured from these materials. 7. Other industrial non-treated wastes (for instance cinder, power plant fly ash etc.) 8. Industrial wastes prepared as cellular aggregates (slag, fly ash aggloporite etc.) 9. Artificially manufactured cellular aggregates (ceramsite, expandite, vermiculite etc.) 10. Lightweight organic fillers (saw dust, wood shavings, lightweight plastic fillers) and mineral fibres. 11. Classification of cellular concrete. Individual cellular concrete technologies. 12. Sorts of input raw materials, demands concerning their treatment. 13. Shaping, autoclaving etc.Individual sorts of products, properties, storing, utilization of different products in building structures.

1. Introduction exercise, occupational safety, the laboratory regulations. 2. Preparation and properties testing of perlite concrete, lightweight aggregate concrete. 3. Determination of different types of lightweight aggregate properties. 4. Preparation and testing the properties of polystyrene concrete. 5. Determination of properties of raw materials for the cellular concrete producing. 6. Preparation of non-autoclaved cellular concrete. 7. Preparation of autoclaved cellular concrete. 8. Preparation of the foam concrete. 9. Preparation and testing of properties sawdust concrete. 10. Production of ceramic light weight aggregate (ceramsite). 11. Excursion to the cellular concrete production plant. 12. Credit test. 13. Control of protocols, granting the credits.