[Greenbuilding] Magnesium-based boards

Jason Holstine jason at amicusgreen.com
Mon Sep 16 15:51:03 CDT 2013


This is my concern. They don¹t have a great track record with extracted and
mineral-based products. Drywall. Lead. Toys. Food. ...


On 9/16/13 12:23 PM, "John Salmen" <terrain at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Is or could be a great product ­ if we could be certain of what it consists
> of.  No manganese in north America (primarily asia) so will be a Chinese
> product.
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> House here recently had of all its brand new drywall and granite counters (all
> from china) torn out due to very high radiation levels. I am not sure how
> trade products could be cleaned up (few regulations in china) or import
> products effectively monitored. It is worrisome. Not sure if it is fair to
> single out china but it is the major exporter of cheap products to support our
> need for cheap building products.
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> From: Greenbuilding [mailto:greenbuilding-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org] On
> Behalf Of Jason Holstine
> Sent: September-16-13 8:59 AM
> To: Greenbuilding Listserv
> Subject: [Greenbuilding] Magnesium-based boards
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> What¹s the word on the efficacy and usability of magnesium oxide-based
> sheetgoods to use in lieu of sheetrock, such as GreenEBoard, Dragonboard, or
> Magboard? All of the aforementioned are Chinese manufactured, which gives me
> pause.  Is anybody aware of a North American made option?
> 
> Can builders use them without thinking about how different it is from drywall?
> 
> Thx,
> 
> Jason Holstine
> Amicus Green Building Center
> 
> 
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