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SickM rated 13 months ago- solutions from technorati, i still love it.
But i dont expect to see it, to improve this world.- solutions from technorati, i still love it.
- just-me rated 13 months ago
- Bitument bound building block keeps waste out of the landfill and is very strong.
- Tord rated 14 months ago
- "Bitublocks," created by engineer John Forth of the University of Leeds in England, are composed of recycled glass, sewage sludge, incinerator ash, the by-products of metal purification and pulverized fuel ash from power stations.
- BumApples rated 14 months ago
- Apparently, this is the building block of the future... They are called "bitublocks" and are composed of recycled glass, sewage sludge, incinerator ash, the by-products of metal purification and pulverized fuel ash from power stations. All things that would usually go to landfill. A great idea, i'm not too sure i'd be too happy living on the 14th floor of a buiding made from Bitublocks though. Does it smell? What about when it gets a little hotter? It looks like it would stink in summer. Just like France.
- solarbus rated 14 months ago
- I wonder how you would "glue" them together, as the bitumen content would mean they couldn't effectively be mortared. Maybe "melt" the bitumen on site. Smearing the bitumen on the outer surface should seal in any gassing.It would be difficult to cut to shape though due to heat on the blade.
- truscorp rated 14 months ago
- ..This seems to be a very good idea. I will have to find some more information on it. My initial thoughts were that many things in the past that were of no harm to us and beneficial at that time have proven to be quite the opposite at some point down the road. (Perhaps in similar fashion to asbestos or certain pesticides.) Think of all the concrete that is degrading and how this may be a viable solution for repair/replacement problems. This stuff could be the building blocks of nearly our entire environment. Maybe its only fitting that we should have to be surrounded by, and live in, what is essentially our own waste....who knows. If you are interested in the nitty gritty rather than the hype, click on this link http://www.istructe.org/IABSE/Files/Henderson06/Paper_14.pdf and get the information from the horses mouth. Very interesting.
- M-104 rated 14 months ago
- Concrete blocks made almost entirely out of waste products. Very nice.
- swordmaniac rated 14 months ago
- This is going to be real popular with people, hey did you know that your house is built out of sludge and ash and is basically trash?
- CharlesDensem rated 14 months ago
- I've heard of trashy homes, but... ;)
- shell42970 rated 14 months ago
- From the page: ""Bitublocks", created by engineer John Forth of the University of Leeds in England, are composed of recycled glass, sewage sludge, incinerator ash, the by-products of metal purification and pulverized fuel ash from power stations."
I think the idea of finding a practical application for this kind of waste is terrific, however I'd have serious reservations about living/working in a building composed of it. What kind of off-gassing might be taking place? - From the page: ""Bitublocks", created by engineer John Forth of the University of Leeds in England, are composed of recycled glass, sewage sludge, incinerator ash, the by-products of metal purification and pulverized fuel ash from power stations."
