Comments on: Thoughts on “Green” http://www.stuccoitalianoinc.com/green-building/thoughts-on-green/ Venetian Plaster Materials, Training & Support Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:59:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Aaron Cohen http://www.stuccoitalianoinc.com/green-building/thoughts-on-green/comment-page-1/#comment-271 Aaron Cohen Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:03:27 +0000 http://www.stuccoitalianoinc.com/?p=63#comment-271 Well you're absolutely right, there is an equation that is fairly complex involving a multitude of factors when determining if a material is green, including how it is mined and how it is moved about the country or even the world. I'm not an expert, but I've read from many sources that the manufacture of cement is one of the major causes of the green house gas effect globally, since it releases many tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, none of which is re-absorbed by cement plaster. Lime manufacture, on the other hand, is said to be carbon-neutral or better. Here's a link to an informative(if somewhat biased), <a href="http://www.amazonails.org.uk/?contentId=72" rel="nofollow">comparison between cement and lime</a>. There is no doubt in my mind that over the next 10-20 years lime will become a much more important part of the construction industry than it is now, and it will be a good thing. Aaron Well you’re absolutely right, there is an equation that is fairly complex involving a multitude of factors when determining if a material is green, including how it is mined and how it is moved about the country or even the world.

I’m not an expert, but I’ve read from many sources that the manufacture of cement is one of the major causes of the green house gas effect globally, since it releases many tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, none of which is re-absorbed by cement plaster.

Lime manufacture, on the other hand, is said to be carbon-neutral or better.

Here’s a link to an informative(if somewhat biased), comparison between cement and lime.

There is no doubt in my mind that over the next 10-20 years lime will become a much more important part of the construction industry than it is now, and it will be a good thing.

Aaron

]]> By: Stucco Toronto http://www.stuccoitalianoinc.com/green-building/thoughts-on-green/comment-page-1/#comment-269 Stucco Toronto Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:13:11 +0000 http://www.stuccoitalianoinc.com/?p=63#comment-269 I have seen a lot of claims about plaster products being "green" but get hung up on the issue of processing. Extracting the lime from pits requires heavy machinery, and transporting it requires heavy machinery. Do you have any resources about the "toxicity" of cement materials? I have seen a lot of claims about plaster products being “green” but get hung up on the issue of processing. Extracting the lime from pits requires heavy machinery, and transporting it requires heavy machinery.

Do you have any resources about the “toxicity” of cement materials?

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