Manufacturers roll out green construction materials
A number of startups are producing bricks, concrete and other building materials using sustainable raw materials and environmentally friendly methods. One such company is the Calif.-based CalStar Products, which has developed a way to make bricks from fly ash, a byproduct of coal burning. The process uses 85% less energy than conventional brick manufacturing.
Wall Street Journal, The | 11/04
This story published in AGC SmartBrief on 11/04/2009
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