Thursday, May 24, 2007

environmentally friendly concrete

concrete is known as a rigid, static component of buildings. it forms walls, ceilings, floors and more. it is structural in tension and compression. it is fairly inexpensive and easy to use. but sometimes quick and easy forms of construction are very harmful to the environment.

i have experimented with lots of knew techniques using concrete. i have used fiber optic cabling to transfer sunlight from the source to areas in a building where it would be otherwise impossible to get natural light. this makes a working environment a lot better, it also allows for plants to grow and photosynthesize. plants depend on natural sunlight to live; via concrete and fiber optic cabling this is now possible. also energy use is entirely less, saving the environment, money and more.


i have used fabrics and plastics as the form work of beams and columns. this betters the environment by using less wood. this technique saves time and money. it saves money on transportation, which allows for less pollutants to escape into the atmosphere. fabric form work is also recyclable and reusable. this makes less waste, which too betters the environment.


i have used free form concrete to make furniture. this betters the environment by using one material instead of several. proving concretes diversity as a material. and this also increases a piece of furniture's life from short to almost immortal.

i have made bricks with fiber optic cables buried inside of them to allow for a translucent barrier. i believe air and too can pass through allowing for a better working environment. and saving on energy bills which in turn is a solution to global warming as less pollutant enter the atmosphere.

i have used condoms as form work, this betters the environment by cutting down less trees. the more trees we do not have to cut down the better the ozone and atmosphere is. i have also noticed that steel prices go up everyday. i have found throughout my studies that hemp can replace steel. i have made panels with hemp embedded in it and the strength of the material is amazing. you can beat the panels with a hammer over and over and they will not break apart. this betters the environment by using more natural materials then the obvious choice of steel as an reinforcement.

continued on next post...

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