[Home]  [Headlines]  [Latest Articles]  [Latest Comments]  [Post]  [Sign-in]  [Mail]  [Setup]  [Help] 

Status: Not Logged In; Sign In

Quantum Meets AI: Morgan Stanley Maps Out Next Tech Frontier 670,000+ Swept Away as Dams Burst in Canton China, Triggering Deadly Flood! Senate Version Of Trump Tax Bill Adds $3.3 Trillion To Deficit, $500BN More Than The House; Debt Ceiling Raised By $5 Trillion Iran Disables GPS, Joins China’s Beidou — The End of U.S. Satellite Dominance? Ukraine's Withdrawal From Anti-Personnel Landmine Treaty Could Haunt Generations 71 killed in Israeli attack on Iran's Evin Prison Practice Small, Daily Acts Of Sabotage Against The Imperial Machine "EVERYONE'S BEEN SHOT UP HERE": Arsonists Set Wildfire In Northern Idaho, Open Fire On Firefighters, Police In Ambush Trump has Putin trapped, and the Kremlin knows it Kamala's comeback bid sparks Democrat donor meltdown amid fears she'll sink party in California Russia's New Grom-A1 100 KM Range Guided Bomb- 600 Kilo UKRAINIAN CONSULATE IN ITALY CAUGHT TRAFFICKING WEAPONS, ORGANS & CHILDREN WITH THE MAFIA Andrew Cuomo to stay on ballot for NYC mayor in November general election The life of the half-immortal who advised CCP (End of CCP in 2026?) Millions Flee China’s Top Cities Violence begets violence: IDF troops beaten, choked, rammed by Jewish settlers in West Bank Netanyahu Says It's Antisemitic For Israeli Soldiers To Describe Their Own Atrocities China's Economy Spirals With No End In Sight, Says Kyle Bass American Bread Cannot Be Sold in Most Countries Woman Spent Her Life To Prove 796 Babies were buried under Catholic Home Japan Got Rich Without Getting Fat US Spent $495.3 million to fire 39 THAAD Missiles Private Mail Back Online Senior Israeli officials tell Israeli media that they intend to attack Iran after ceasefire. Palestinian Woman Nails Israeli Tucker Carlson: Marjorie Taylor Greene: Diverse Coney Island in New York looks unrecognizable after third world invasion Corbett Report: Palantir at the Heart of Iran Haifa, Israel Before and After Nobody can hear you anymore.

Science/Tech
See other Science/Tech Articles

Title: The eco-friendly wood in rebuilt New Orleans homes is now rotting
Source: The Verge
URL Source: http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/3/52 ... wood-rotting-new-orleans-homes
Published: Jan 4, 2014
Author: Adrianne Jeffries
Post Date: 2014-01-04 22:12:01 by X-15
Keywords: None
Views: 208
Comments: 3

Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation has built 100 energy-efficient and eco-friendly houses in New Orleans to replace homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Unfortunately, the organization believes that some of the wood it used is now rotting, reports The New Orleans Advocate.

The organization used TimberSIL, an innovative glass-infused wood product produced by a South Carolina manufacturer, to build porches and outside steps. The absence of chromated copper arsenate and other chemicals typically used to prevent rot and decay was a selling point for Make It Right.

Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation has built 100 energy-efficient and eco-friendly houses in New Orleans to replace homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Unfortunately, the organization believes that some of the wood it used is now rotting, reports The New Orleans Advocate.

The organization used TimberSIL, an innovative glass-infused wood product produced by a South Carolina manufacturer, to build porches and outside steps. The absence of chromated copper arsenate and other chemicals typically used to prevent rot and decay was a selling point for Make It Right.

The absence of chemicals for preventing decay was a selling point

"Instead of treating the wood with toxic chemicals, it's actually infused with sand, or silica, such that it takes on the properties of treated lumber," Tom Darden, the executive director of Make It Right, said in a 2010 interview. "At the end of its life cycle, which is estimated to be about 300 years, it can be mulched and composted, believe it or not."

Unfortunately, Make It Right has found that TimberSIL can't stand the moisture in the balmy city and has turned dark gray and begun falling apart. The organization has replaced wood in 30 homes and is considering legal action. TimberSIL has reportedly caused trouble for at least one other client: a project in Western Massachusetts that had to be repaired when the builders found the wood retained too much moisture and couldn't hold paint.

Post Comment   Private Reply   Ignore Thread  

Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 1.

#1. To: X-15 (#0)

"Instead of treating the wood with toxic chemicals, it's actually infused with sand, or silica

Castles made of sand...

hondo68  posted on  2014-01-05   0:16:27 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

        There are no replies to Comment # 1.

End Trace Mode for Comment # 1.

Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest

[Home]  [Headlines]  [Latest Articles]  [Latest Comments]  [Post]  [Sign-in]  [Mail]  [Setup]  [Help]