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Building Green "The ideal building system, a system that gets builders excited, provides a wall with the best R value, is the least expensive and also the easiest to install. CinderBlox provides this and is truly 'Green'" Greenstar CinderBlox reduces its carbon footprint, while other wall systems only affect it.
True
building Green requires attention to: ● Simplicity of manufacturing - no new building techniques ● Sustainability - constructed from renewable resources ● Minimal waste on the build site - Reduce, Recycle, Reuse ● Shipping costs consciousness on gasoline prices ● Minimal price sensitivity to the every increasing price of oil ● Energy Efficiency of the final structure.
Green is a continuum
and seeks to balance
Greenstar
CinderBlox are Greener:
Alternatives to the Greenstar Building
Envelope:
CinderBlox use mortar joints using the Blox
material:
DEFINITIONS: CMU - Common Masonry Unit EPS (Expanded Polystyrene or “Styrofoam”) EPS is used as insulation in walls, roofs, and foundations, as well as a component in structural insulated panels (SIP's). EFIS - Exterior Insulated Finishing Systems. .Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems is an insulating, decorative and protective finish system for exterior walls that can be installed on any type of construction. Green – is a way of living, manufacturing, developing, constructing, disposing, recycling, and conserving that incorporates the complete life cycle of the way we live. The major tenants of the green movement include local production and sourcing of materials, energy efficiency, lasting design, livability, sustainability, and utility. ICF's - Insulated Concrete Forms R-value - a term predominantly used in the building industry to describe the insulation properties of certain building insulation materials. SIP's - Structural Insulated Panels
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