Hubert Lé, Inventor
A genuine adventure as a starting point
It all started in 2008, with the stroke of genius of an inventor who had the feeling that cardboard combs had exceptional thermal and acoustic qualities, and tried to use them in the building field.
2009
- Trials in the CRITT: timber-frame construction module and planks with comb-cardboard filling
- First patent licence
2012
Alain Marboeuf, President
Hubert Lé met Alain Marboeuf, an entrepreneur with a vision, who brought the invention to life, by making it concrete and viable:
- Creation of the Bat’IPAC company
- Development of a new system of construction with timber frame without the planks with IPAC® that constitutes the wall, the roof and/or the flooring
- Development of a new economic model based on people through social inclusion
- The IPAC® trademark was registered
2013
Construction of the first house made of IPAC® in Belle-Ile en Mer
- Acquisition of the ten-year guarantee regarding
non-standard techniques for the partner builders - Second European patent approved
2014>21
Construction of some hundred prototypes made of IPAC® everywhere in France by building partners.
2017
Gold medal at the Exhibition of Inventors in Geneva.
2021
System of construction accredited by the FCBA.
2022
2 Gold medals at the Innovation Awards Mondial du Bâtiment in two categories:
- Structural work/Framework/Envelope
- Transforming the methods and process
2023
Start of the commercialisation phase.
Research & Development
Bat’IPAC is continually working on the research and development of new construction solutions to revolutionize the construction industry.