Posts Tagged ‘repurposed’

Terrewalks

Terrewalks is an alternative to concrete sidewalks, made of recycled tire rubber and reused PET plastic. Terrewalks is pervious and unbreakable, and suitable for all climates. The interlocking paving tiles assist groundwater recharge and heat island reduction, and provide a safe and comfortable walking...

October 7th, 2011 | feature, rubber | Read More

Mycoply

Mycoply board is a mycological biomaterial that is actually grown in a few months. It has properties similar to balsa wood and can be easily formed when saturated, yet will hold shape once dried. Athough balsa wood is biodegradable and natural, it is not easy renewable and disrupts its local environment...

July 15th, 2011 | feature, fiber | Read More

Fly Ash Panels

Fly ash is the waste product of burning coal that is comprised mainly of silica, alumina, iron, and calcium. Fly ash is often combined with cement as an additive, but only up to a certain percentage of concrete may be fly ash. Carolyn Dry has developed a method of fabricating building panels and insulation...

July 1st, 2011 | feature, mineral | Read More

Eco-Cement

Developed by John Harrison of TecEco, Eco-Cement is made by blending reactive magnesium oxide with conventional hydraulic cements. Mimicking nature, Eco-Cement concretes absorb large amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in order to harden into materials used for the built environment. As Eco-Cements...

June 21st, 2011 | concrete, feature | Read More

Dapple

Dapple is a 100% recycled high molecular weight polyethylene panel made from shredded industrial foodstuff containers mixed with some factory scrap. Colored veins are added in the recycling process. Standard colors are black, red or blue, and custom colors are also available. Contact: Smile Plastics...

June 16th, 2011 | plastic | Read More

Rastra

Rastra panels are large building blocks with a grid of internal channels that serve as a stay-in-place wall form for residential and commercial structures. Once a complete floor is set in place, the channels are reinforced and concrete is poured to achieve any desired strength. A Rastra wall is capable...

June 14th, 2011 | concrete | Read More

Aluma Floor

Aluma Floor is a 3/16″ thick, machined aluminum floor system. Its high-tolerance prefabrication allows for precision-fitting panels, eliminating the need for grouting. Aluma Floor panels are affixed with adhesive to a suitable sub floor without exposed fasteners. Aluma Floor panels have hand beveled...

June 8th, 2011 | metals | Read More

Xposed

Xposed is a refined cement-based eco-composite made from natural minerals and up to 25% post-industrial recycled content. Standard slab materials are available and can be fabricated into countertops, table tops, surrounds, or display tops using ordinary natural stone fabrication tools and equipment....

May 13th, 2011 | concrete, feature | Read More

Songwood

Engineered Timber Resources focuses on the use of by-product wood fibers in the production of decorative wood products with the intent to limit deforestation. Songwood is a 100% recycled, FSC-certified raw material made from by-product from the furniture manufacturing and pulp industries. The wood fibers...

April 22nd, 2011 | feature, wood | Read More

G Series

EverGreene’s G Series glass coating system is composed of 100% recycled glass suspended in a natural binder, then hand applied to achieve a jewel-like, luminescent surface. This environmentally friendly material is semi-translucent and visually dynamic. Because it is not constrained by strips or paneling...

April 15th, 2011 | feature, glass | Read More