Concrete/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...concrete: Terrazzo floor © Alain Hamel When you drop something heavy on aconcretefloor or countertop, the action that you can't see happening in that split second is that theconcreteactually compresses and then springs back, often releasing a chip. Silicate densifiers will makeconcretestronger, and add ...

...concretealso hardens in less than 24 hours compared to conventionalconcrete, which takes several days to sufficiently harden. Low-emissionconcreteblocks © Solidia Technologies® The end result is a 70% reduction in the total ecological footprint of conventionalconcrete, including 6...

...Concrete, Straw Bale? Sources: Sustainability and life cycle analysis of residential structures Timber vsconcreteand steel structures Building Green: environmental product declaration (EPD) of wood,concreteand steel Green Building Advisor: wood as replacement forconcreteand steel in skyscrapers

...concretethe solution we've been waiting for to reduce the carbon output from home building?Concretein homes = high carbon footprint Have you seen a house without anyconcretein it? it’s not impossible to build a home withoutconcreteas you could rest a home on screw piles, but you really don’t see that very of...

...concretefloor in a typical cold climate, either in Canada or Northern US; first un-insulated, the second insulated to meet Building Code (R10) and the third insulated to R20, the minimum we would recommend in Canadian and US cold climate zones, for comfort and a good return on investment. Modelled using a 4-in...

...concretethis way is how to effectively insulate the completed structure if environmental conditions require it. Permanent InsulatedConcreteFormwork or InsulatingConcreteForms . Insulatingconcreteforms or insulatedconcreteforms (ICF) are a system of formwork for reinforcedconcreteconstructed of a rigid ther...

...concrete: carbon emissions The gabion wall has many advantages both economically and ecologically. From an environmental aspect in terms of reducing the impact of the built environment on climate change , avoidingconcreteis always a good thing. Unless you choose a carbon storageconcreteoption with a lowered carbo...

...Concretefoundations - pros & cons: For a modest sized home, aconcretefoundation will cost you easily between $20,000 and $30,000 . Factor in a subfloor and finished flooring, you’ll be lucky to stay under $40,000. Building basements ‘just because’ invites unnecessary costs, potential humidity problems, and greater...

...concretefloors: Polishedconcretefloor © sdconcrete.comConcrete生产过程中会释放大量的温室气体，但成品非常耐用，对人体无毒。地板可以被酸性染色，可以着色，可以刻上图案，让它看起来像瓷砖或石头。优点:过量……

...concrete，完全无毒，非常耐用。The production ofconcreteis a heavy polluter, releasing one ton of GHGs (greenhouse gases) per ton ofconcrete. So we chose aconcretemix that included 50% recycled material, which significantly lowers the total emissions of our build, and brings in some LEED...

...concretefloors now because they provide a very balanced and comfortable distribution of heat. Those systems are most commonly hydronic, meaning heated liquid is pumped through tubing in theconcretewhich then radiates that heat into the house. Hydronic radiant tubing for a slab-on-grade floor ...