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Structulates reduce CO2.

First lets define what a structulate is ?

A structulate is a highbrid stong material ,made from a weaker insulating material and combines both qualities, strength and insulation.

It is clear fromm the responses that the mechanism of C02 reduction is not clarified for most people .

Heat loss from buildings is a total waste of energy from buildings Heat gain in buildings is a total wast of energy from the airconditioning systems which cool the building .

This heat loss/Gain has to be paid for in kw's of electrical power.
the power generation produces combustion - this increases CO2 in the atmosphere.

The only way to break this wasteful loop is for insulation to become the defining parammeter for our homes, our offices and our factories . Insulation must move to the top of the list where buildings are concerned .

Historically insulation has b een added to buildings as an afterthought, this must stop. But how ?

I passionatley believe that the answer is in Structulates , Insulation is not sexy, it is not nice to handle, it goes soggy in the wet. it looses its refractory qualities. it has no mechanical strength.

We must stop this kind of thinking right now, we must turn insulation into a prper building material which can be applied in any conditions in any place on the planet.

We must turn insulation into granitics, we must turn insulation into lime stones, we must turn insulation into stucco, tyrolean, other decorative cement finished surfaces Then we must put them on our buildings.

This is the only way we can make insulation sexy in the publics mind. That is why from now on I will no longer be reffering to SIPS or EIFS, since the man in the street hasn't a clue what these things are.

I believe that Structulates are the right way forward !




PS we must also start to define what constitutes an eco structulate and what dosn't