It is a lightweight, precast building material that simultaneously provides structure, insulation, and fire and pest resistance. The lightweight nature of the blocks offers ultimate workability, flexibility, and durability. It also has excellent thermal insulation and acoustic absorption properties. It is economically and environmentally superior to the more traditional structural building materials such as concrete, wood, brick, and stone.

AAC blocks have brittle nature; therefore, they require more care than clay brick while handling and transporting. The cost per unit of AAC block is high, but overall, masonry cost is low because it requires less mortar for installation