Construction is conventionally a carbon-intensive industry – especially in a place like Brooklyn where most homes, coffee shops, book stores and restaurants are built primarily with concrete, mortar, brick and stone. Some degree of greenhouse gas emission is inherent in the production of all construction materials, but none more so than the cement which makes […]
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Geopolymers (coined by joseph davidovits) and the broader alkali-activated cements are possible alternatives to cement. Check out this video where they reproduce the pyramid blocks. In New York and Brooklyn a lot of cement gets used to make concrete cellar floors. As a green contractor we are always looking for an alternative. We have made
One of the things Eco Brooklyn is focused on is eliminating the use of concrete. Concrete is normally used in the following areas of the brownstone: the foundation footings, the cellar floor, front sidewalk. Concrete and its ingredient of cement is not green. It produces massive amounts of CO2. So we are eager to find
I subscribe to some very scholarly journals on green building. I also subscribe to some radical journals on politics and conspiracies. I like to check out the pulse from various sources. And when I start seeing trends overlapping I know it is something worth paying attention to. Use of Mixed Hemp Fiber This week I
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