What new earth-sourced building materials have experimented with?
Results to share? Since our work involves relatively large structures, we have not had many opportunities to work with earth-sourced materials like rammed earth or straw bale. We do extensive interiors work and are very sensitive to indoor air quality issues. We are using a variety of naturally based materials in those applications. Including: • Linoleum – employed quite frequently. Usually Forbo Marmoleum. • Some porcelain tile manufacturers (such as Graniti Fiandre) build their tile bodies and glazes from post-industrial marble or stone dust. Used occasionally. • Patient room tackboards are nearly always Forbo Cork, which is a linoleum/cork blend • Armstrong has just come out with the Tierra bio-acoustic ceiling tile constructed from jute fiber • IPC’s new G2 wall protection series is made from a PETG corn-based biopolymer blend Even with something as simple a composting, building owners can have problems changing staff behavior. What are the dominant values and principles in Ratclif
