I saw a concrete product used on Grand Designs (UK LifeStyle series) which is manufactured using recycled tin soldiers, bottle tops, small plastic bits and pieces, which is then laid as a slab and compressed. The "eco-friendly" spin, is excited by the use of recyclable products which reduces the overall volume of concrete poured. The product looks fantastic, and I'm eager to know whether anyone has used this in a domestic or commercial build in Australia? Does anyone know the name of the product or who supplies this??
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Beth AshtonHave you tried googling 'eco friendly concrete' and seeing what hits if any you get?
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luckSonya
Thanks Sonya, google is helpful but haven't found anything yet!
For the salon fitout, I've chosen aero-stringer Bluestone from Rock n' Stone for the wet area that match with some exposed bluestone blocks in the wall, and bamboo floorboards in the salon to add some visual warmth to the room! Can't wait to see the final result – in perspective drawings it looks terrific – will upload photos once complete
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Hi Beth,
You can pretty much throw (literally) anything into the concrete to act as an aggregate. Without getting too technical, concrete is made of cement, sand, water and eggregate. The aggregate is usually stone. I have used lots of different concrete on my own projects and you can either request the plant to add stuff to your concrete at the batching plant – like colour, glass, riverstone etc – or you (or your concreter) can scatter it over the wet concrete is it's being laid. After the concrete has set, it can be ground and sealed, which exposes the mystery aggregate!
Don't really know about the eco friendly part but these are light weight concrete
http://www.boral.com.au/productcatalogue/product.aspx?product=1070
http://www.eco-blockaustralia.com.au/faqs.htm
The next one uses a ceramic aggregate but is lightweight
http://www.abilityproducts.com.au/14_lightweight_composite_concrete/hm_lightweightcc02.htmlNot easy to find on google
Try
light weight concrete
polystyrene aggregate concrete
eco concreteNote there are other aggregates used in concrete like blast furnace slag which is a waste product.
http://www.industrialresourcescouncil.org/Applications/PortlandCementConcrete/tabid/381/Default.aspx
http://www.tececo.com.au/products.eco-cement.php
http://www.driveways.com.au/?ACDP=405
http://www.aerolite.com.au/
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