The Bautex Block is a composite insu­lat­ing concrete form (ICF) that makes design simpler, con­struc­tion faster, and buildings perform better. The blocks are large elements that are light­weight and easy to install by a single person. The blocks serve as forms for building a steel-rein­forced concrete wall where the blocks stay in place after the concrete is installed to provide enclosure and insu­la­tion for the building.

Bautex Block has been fully tested and is rec­og­nized by inter­na­tion­al building codes. Today, the blocks are man­u­fac­tured in a fully automated and high pro­duc­tion facility in Central Texas utilizing an inno­v­a­tive patented process. 

HIGH-PERFORMANCE MATERIALS

The basic material tech­nol­o­gy used in the Bautex Block is over 60 years old, and has been used exten­sive­ly in Europe and Asia. The concept was to create a light­weight concrete mixture that would be durable and highly insu­lat­ing. The Bautex composite material is simply regular concrete (Portland cement, sand, rock, and water) where the sand and rock have been replaced by expanded poly­styrene (EPS).

The benefits of the composite material are clear. EPS is light­weight and highly insu­lat­ing. Portland cement is durable and fire resistant. The Bautex EPS-Cement composite material is light­weight, insu­lat­ing, fire-resistant, sound reducing, and immune to mold, mildew and decay. 

The result is a durable and light­weight block that make con­struc­tion fast and simple while providing tremen­dous per­for­mance benefits to our built infrastructure.

THE BAUTEX WALL SYSTEM
Insulating Concrete Forming

The Bautex Block Wall System has been evaluated for use as interior or exterior, rein­forced, load-bearing or non-load-bearing walls. Bautex meets the require­ments of the 2018, 2015, 2012, and 2009 Inter­na­tion­al Building Code (IBC) and the 2018, 2015, 2012, and 2009 Inter­na­tion­al Res­i­den­tial Code (IRC).

IAPMO® UES^TM Eval­u­a­tion Report Number 559 has been issued for the Bautex Block Wall System.