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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Geolam- Composite Wood Cladding and Decking

Geolam is 90% Recycled materials, 52% wood and 38% polypropylene. It can be used as cladding or decking material. Geolam is free of urea formaldehyde and chlorine.   http://www.geolaminc.com/


 






Friday, May 2, 2014

Arch Daily Materials Library

A good resource for material selection:


Sustainable Alternative to Exterior Wood Planking

"The fibre reinforced hybrid material is produced of approx. 60% rice husk, approx. 22% common salt and approx. 18% mineral oil, which makes it both environmentally friendly as well as extremely weather resistant against sun, rain, snow or salt water."