01-02-2008, 05:46 PM
Hi Rob, and good to "meet" you, Daniel!
Castleblock materials appear entirely legit in all regards and excellent in actual field service from the research I have done and in situ examples I have viewed firsthand in Puna and north of Hilo. We are including them as elements in steel structures we are building (flooring material between first and second floors, stairways, and so on) in the effort to make the structures completely fireproof, termite proof, sound and vibration deadening, seismically resilient, and mildew/rot resistant while still cost-effective within our budget.
On a different subtopic within this discussion, FYI, in the strand "Large slab recycled glass as thermal storage medium?" over at www.tribe.net in the interest group titled "Non Traditional Housing" ( http://nontraditionalhousing.tribe.net ) there has been a fascinating concept introduced on a technique I have never before heard of yet which sounds great and entirely logical. To wit:
[Post by Robbie, 22DEC2007]
"If your thick-glass options all turn out to be unpalatable, you may want to substitute tumbled recycled glass shards for gravel/sand in an adobe or tinted cement matrix. This is a little-used but fascinating technique. If the glass concentration is high enough for direct physical contact of particles throughout, the wall will slightly glow on the inside in daytime while transmitting most light energy into the wall. The text I saw had specific methods for calculating proper mixture per given load requirements, etc.... Good Luck and keep up the good work."
...I have posted a request for the citation &/or formula on this one, and will share such if it comes through. The notion of thermally efficient walls which gently glow with inside illumination while insulating a cool interior space during daylight hours ...and then later slowly radiate stored heat at night to ward off a chill or damp, all via recycled glass shards embedded in the cement at specific density, -this concept is most elegant, very appealing.
Best,
AlaskaSteven
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