SustainYou

The carbon balance in traditional cement and concrete construction is tremendous.  A strong and insulated wall is not enough!  Sustainable building must comfort its inhabitents and tread lightly on the earth when built. 

Harmful minerals such as silica and portland cement are used by the train car to construct our concrete structures. 

There are other ways to make a wall.  Here are just a few:

Translucent Concrete: Let their be light!  Traditional combination of cement, sand, gravel and water but reinforced with fiber optic fibers.  Not only do they transmit light though cement, they make it stronger too!  The co-op will try it’s hand at making it’s own in a future project.

Blocks made from trash , New Concrete Science , Rammed earth walls

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