Usage

Industrial Buildings

The choice for industrial building wall cladding has mostly been metal cladding, tilt up, or precast, though recently some new products such as plastic formed concrete and aerated concrete-filled metal planks have come onto the market.  BenexBlock™ H600 performs equally to or better than all these alternative systems at less cost.

With the current price of steel rapidly escalating, the cost of steel girts and metal cladding will soon significantly exceed $100/m². Tilt up and precast concrete range from $150/m² to $300/m², and the new products are not suitable as exterior wall finishes and are also significantly more than the built cost of a BenexBlock™  H600 wall.

Because BenexBlock™ does not use mortar it is possible to lay the walls to their full height in one day.  We have developed a system using an EWP that allows BenexBlock™ wall panels to be built in bays and easily laid from concrete slabs.  The onsite time is significantly less than tilt up and while precast may appear to go quickly, the offsite time and caulking and rectifications works often involved with precast ensure BenexBlock™  walls will soon be the finish of choice on all industrial buildings.

Another significant advantage of BenexBlock™ H600 in industrial application is the architectural finishes achieved with the bevelled edge face.

This feature was not an original design intent, but a serendipitous occurrence.  By using off-white cement and aris’s on the blocks combined within the steel model for the block forms a finish that is very pleasing aesthetically.  To achieve an architectural finish in precast would cost well over $300/m².