Re: [papercreters] Durisol ICF blocks

From their website I read that "the wood is mineralized. Mineralization is the proprietary process by which we remove the sugars from the wood and render the material completely inert, and no longer susceptible to rot or termite damage. "

Any idea how this could be made? Could we use a similar process for paper? Would this be useful at all?

Best,
Ion

2011/7/18 Greg House <ghunicycle@yahoo.com>

I saw a video at FineHomebuilding.com about this product and though this group might find it interesting. It's an ICF block that's made with wood fibers and cement, similar to papercrete, but from the appearance of it, the wood isn't broken down completely to the fiber. They list several of the advantages of the material, and they're a lot of the same things we say about PC. 

http://www.durisolbuild.com/

http://www.finehomebuilding.com/how-to/video/durisol-insulated-concrete-forms-block-foundation.aspx?nterms=65912&utm_source=email&utm_medium=eletter&utm_content=20110718-curved-concrete-paths&utm_campaign=fine-homebuilding

Greg

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