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Produce under licence
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Materials. Infrastructure. Possibilities.
Build lighter.
Design differently.
Lightweight insulating concrete technology. Know-how to share. BLC connects producers, engineers and applicators around building and road infrastructure needs.
Illustrative landscape
BLC technology
Lightweight thinking.
New possibilities.
Bring thermal insulation into pavement design with a material supported by documented properties. Our approach connects technical project review with the requirements for licensed production.
Review technical dataTechnical highlights
584 kg/m³Fresh density
2.0 MPaCompressive strength at 24 h
0.1691W/(m·K), dry thermal conductivity
2014–2015 tests on the tested formulation. See conditions and references in the technical documentation.
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for every expertise.
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Design with BLC
Review documented data and define the project design parameters.
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Plan construction
Assess placement, supply and the construction sequence.
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Support development
Understand the business model, priorities and deployment milestones.
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24 properties and functions
A topic for each characteristic, with its evidence status.
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Environment and life-cycle cost
Assess the project over its service life and its effects on road users.
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Two applicator groups
Buildings and road infrastructure: uses, responsibilities and qualification.
Explore the sectorsUnderstand what weakens a pavement.
Infiltration, fines migration, freezing and thawing: explore the processes that can weaken a pavement and the functions to address in its design.
Understand the mechanismsWater enters
Cracks and edges can admit water into pavement layers.
Freezing lifts
With available water and frost-susceptible soil, ice lenses can form.
Thawing weakens
Retained water can reduce support and increase deformation under traffic.
A platform to explore with manufacturers.
Precast products
Lighter components, to develop together.
Non-structural elements, insulating cores and moulded components: explore possible uses and qualification steps.
Explore precastingComparative advantages
Weight, insulation, strength: compare the functions.
See where historical results may offer an advantage and how to prepare a meaningful project comparison.
Understand performance
Illustration from the BLC dossier
Develop together
Québec know-how.
Partnerships to develop.
BLC seeks to establish production partnerships in Canada and internationally. Each territory starts with an industrial partner, local needs and a defined framework for technology transfer.
Explore the licensing modelMedia / BLC in pictures
A vision to explore.
A conversation to start.
Discover the material and BLC’s approach in a 48-second film. Explore our videos, published coverage and media resources.
Illustrative film with on-screen text and synthetic narration. Images do not document the referenced tests.
Explore the media centreMedia and perspectives
In the publications.
2021July–August · PLAN · p. 62
Brief · Source: BLC
A material innovation for longer-lasting roads
A short item about the study of pavements incorporating lightweight concrete. Published in the Mosaïque section and credited to BLC as its source.
Read the publication (French PDF)2016July–August · PLAN · pp. 26–27
Article · Valérie Levée
Lightweight concrete for frost insulation
An article by Valérie Levée on frost-susceptible soils and the lightweight concrete approach presented by BLC founder André Lauzon.
Read the publication (French PDF)Your next project begins with a conversation.
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