Archello Awards 2026 · Enter your projects before 30 September 2026
Archello Awards 2026 · Enter your projects before 30 September 2026

The BIME® process is a unique fireproofing system, optimized to provide the best passive fire safety when wooden elements are used outside in public buildings, collective dwellings, and offices.

The BIME® system is the best possible fire protection for outdoor wood. Euroclasses B and C have been validated on several species (larch, Douglas fir, THT wood, red cedar, spruce class III ...) in configurations of profiles and various poses. Its durability has been assessed through two types of tests according to standards EN927-3 and EN927-6 (accelerated aging, in a climatic and natural enclosure) and the criteria of NF EN16 755.


Water-repellant
The BIME® process also gives the cladding, thanks to the hydrophobic agents of the saturator, additional protection against bad weather, increased dimensional stability and a delay in the natural aging of the wood. The concentration of pigments will also guarantee the protection duration of the system.


UV proof
The BIME®F1 saturator is also loaded with anti-UV agents and lignin stabilizers. The natural graying of the wood is thus greatly slowed down, and the color of the siding extends over time. Protection against rays attack solar and lunar rays is optimal, and the cladding is more aesthetically stable, its aging is more homogeneous.

Arborescence

The 35-meter-high vertical garden, Arborescence, is the winning scheme of the "Imagine Angers" open-call competition, showing how architecture can weave nature into the urban environment. Designed by architectural studio WY-TO, with offices in both Paris and Singapore, the project creates a memorable landmark for Angers, often called the horticultural ca...

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