Posts Tagged ‘styrofoam’
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
U.S. landfills are hitting capacity and closing at a rate of one per day.
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When styrofoam (polystyrene), is heated (like in landfills), or comes in
contact with certain chemicals it breaks down and releases acetone (the
active ingredient in nail polish remover), which is dangerous to our planet
and our bodies. (more…)
Tags: acetone, air pollution, bee population, bees, chemicals, culprit, dependant, energy, energy expense, garden hose, gas, ingrediant, insect pollination, landfill, landfills, lawns, nail polish remover, pollutants, pollution, polystyrene, power, power plants, public transportation, s, savings, single family, sprinkler system, styrofoam, systems, water, water heating
Posted in Going Green | 14 Comments »
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Insulated Concrete Forms
Yesterday in the Greensburg update ICFs (Insulated Concrete Forms), were talked about
as being the green building material of choice on at least a couple of projects. This
stuff caught my interest so I delved into it a little. Here’s what I found. (more…)
Tags: allergens, building material, energy, green, insulated concrete forms, insulator, interior temperatures, mold, ravages of time, rebar, recycled materials, recycling, s, slots, spacer, styrofoam, time fire, unused portions, wind
Posted in Going Green | 10 Comments »
Monday, June 23rd, 2008
The Building Begins
The City Administrator Steve Hewitt goes to Kansas City to talk to BNIM about building
the downtown “Main Street Small Business Incubator” LEED’s platinum certifiable.
Getting back to his home in “FEMA Town” in time to take his toddler Trick or Treating
dressed as a skunk (cute!). (more…)
Tags: agricultural scientist, ann dixon, business incubator, center job, city administrator, city ordinance, concrete foundation, day care center, energy, fema, go, green, home payments, insulated concrete forms, insulator, living, muntz, nothing left, ordinance, rebar, roofing, sites, skunks, sound proof, steel beams, steve hewitt, styrofoam, tornado, traffic, traffic signal, wet concrete, wind, woods
Posted in Going Green | 8 Comments »
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