[Greenbuilding] Polyiso strength on roof

ErgoDesk ergodesk at gmail.com
Mon Dec 8 18:20:13 CST 2014


Wood house needs rebuilding every 34 years, minimum, EPS house, NEVER,
witch has the most Embodied Energy?

http://about.me/StyroHome


On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 3:38 PM, Gennaro Brooks-Church - Eco Brooklyn <
info at ecobrooklyn.com> wrote:

> Although the greenwashing on EPS is strong. It has huge amounts of
> embodied energy. I have not done the calcs (vs. wood and cellulose for
> example) but that very large amount of embodied energy needs to be
> mentioned and taken into account.
>
>    - Cellulose: 600 BTU
>    - Mineral wool: 2,980 BTU
>    - Fiberglass: 4,550 BTU
>    - Polyisocyanurate: 14,300 BTU
>    - EPS: 18,000 BTU
>
>
> Gennaro Brooks-Church
> Director, Eco Brooklyn Inc.
> Cell: 1 347 244 3016 USA
> www.EcoBrooklyn.com
> 22 2nd St; Brooklyn, NY 11231
>
> On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 5:34 PM, Gennaro Brooks-Church - Eco Brooklyn <
> info at ecobrooklyn.com> wrote:
>
>> , ErgoDesk <ergodesk at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Build the entire House from EPS http://goo.gl/bpmmmJ
>>>
>>
>> I love this. Amazing.
>>
>
>
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