Other commercial applications include precast roof panels and waffle floor forms. The material is porous with sound-absorbing properties making it a good choice for highway noise barriers. Because the wood is mineralized then coated with cement, it also has an excellent fire rating and resists insect attack. Like many other wall forms, Durisol blocks are stacked on site. Steel reinforcement is inserted and then the cores are filled with concrete to create a structural wall.
Standard blocks are available for straight walls, corners and lintels.
Wall blocks come in 8-in. The insulating value of the material itself is lower than expanded polystyrene wall forms. Inc. All Oikos pages copyright 1996 - 2001, Iris Communications, Inc .