Green Construction Methods
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This document discusses sustainable building materials and construction techniques. It provides information on using thick, insulated walls and roofs made from natural materials like timber, clay, and cellulose fiber for thermal mass. It also discusses vapor permeable wall designs, load-bearing timber blockwork, rammed earth walls, and clay board finishes as eco-friendly options. The goal is to use renewable, recycled, and hygroscopic materials that regulate moisture naturally.
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- 8. Thick walls, roofs and floors We have a preoccupation with thin walls 300 mm. or less Which drives the demand for energy intensive man-made petrochemical fossil derived CFC HCFC HFC HFA foamed pl O3 Ozone Depletion Greenhouse Gas Potential 300-600 mm. optimum insulation thickness Construction Resources Showrooms Southwark London
- 9. Cellulose Fibre Optimum: 300-600 mm. deep compound rafters with Cellulose fibre insulation High density and high thermal mass cellulose fibre insulation boards in walls and floors Construction Resources Showrooms Southwark London
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- 13. Timber Structure Compound rafters Cellulose insulation Acoustic brick floor Timber floor planks Timber fibre insulation Timber frame walls Timber batten clad Construction Resources Showrooms Southwark London
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- 37. Clay boards Clay Boards Reed & Clay Clay finishes Can sustain high humidity where gypsum/paper will harbour mould Construction Resources Showrooms Southwark London
- 38. Clay boards & finishes Clay Boards Reed & Clay Clay finishes Construction Resources Showrooms Southwark London
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