Concrete was always considered not Eco friendly. But now there is a eco-friendly cement, Ecocem Ireland is an independent, specialist producer of GGBS (Ground Granulated Blastfurnace Slag) cement. GBBS cement is manufactured from an industrial by-product (blastfurnace slag) - there is no extraction of new materials. The production of CO2 in manufacturing GGBS is approximately 60kg per tonne (from the electricity and gas consumed) and there are zero CO2 and NOx (oxides of nitrogen) emissions.
1 ton of Portland Cement produces 960 kg of CO2 .
1 ton of GGBS produces 60 kg CO2 some difference.
What's a typical timeline to design and build a house? #ArchitalksIE Winkens Architecture approach: This is based on our exper...
-
In Dublin there is a companty now offering waterless toilet solutions. Are problems with septic tanks a thing of the past? ... -
Today at the Waterford Self build show, I cam across LVP Renewables Thermodynamic Solar Energy they are based in Dublin. They say it’s the n...
-
The Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 came into effect from 1st March 2014. This is an RIAI architect's view of what is...
No comments:
Post a Comment