[Greenbuilding] Polyiso strength on roof

[ErgoDesk]

Depends on who and how you ask, here are some of my refs.
http://www.evernote.com/l/AAL5N-jyW1lP0J92qy-R7MAlck9u9cCR_OQ/

http://about.me/StyroHome


On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 6:26 PM, Gennaro Brooks-Church - Eco Brooklyn <
info at ecobrooklyn.com> wrote:

> Topher you beat me to it. I was going to mention the 700 year old house
> in Schwyz central Switzerland. Who is talking about OSB? Ergo before you go
> touting the magic of plastic all I am saying is that you need to take into
> consideration the massive amounts of embodied energy that EPS has. Have you
> done those calculations? I would be curious. I did read an authoritative
> article claiming that retrofitting an old house is definitely better than
> raising it and building new in terms of energy used (both in construction
> and life of the building).
>
>
> 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 7:37 PM, ErgoDesk <ergodesk at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Funny dude, you can't build that same 250-year-old house from today's OSB
>> crap, nor can you find a 250 year old house that energy efficient.
>>
>> http://about.me/StyroHome
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 4:33 PM, Topher <topher at greenfret.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 12/8/2014 7:20 PM, ErgoDesk wrote:
>>> > Wood house needs rebuilding every 34 years
>>>
>>> Funny, I audited a 250 year old house just the other day.  Can you point
>>> me at a 250 year old EPS building.
>>>
>>> The big trouble with EPS is the global warming potential, it requires
>>> multiplying that embodied energy by roughly 1000.
>>>
>>> Thank You Kindly,
>>>
>>> Topher
>>>
>>> --
>>> Topher Belknap
>>> Green Fret Consulting
>>> Kermit didn't know the half of it...
>>> http://www.GreenFret.com/
>>> topher at greenfret.com
>>>
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