| Green home building is very popular in the United | | | | introduced in the United States in 1996 and still is not |
| States today, but many people do not know that | | | | widely accepted. |
| Europeans have been building green homes for | | | | An additional green home building material that is used |
| decades. We now have many technologies here in | | | | widely in Europe but not in the United States is the |
| the United States that we consider to be new or | | | | Wood Fiber Board. This type of board is created |
| innovative, but they really are not. Green home | | | | from the wood chip waste which is a byproduct of |
| building is usually discussed in such a way that people | | | | sawmills. Experts explain the fact that these boards |
| marvel about these new technologies, but they are | | | | do not emit toxins when manufactured. They are |
| really only new to us. | | | | very inexpensive to produce, and they are totally |
| For example, in Europe, a substance called Autoclave | | | | compostable. But, we do not use those very much |
| Aerated Concentrate, or AAC for short, has been | | | | here in the United States. We like to cut down new |
| used in constructing buildings for over two decades. | | | | trees to make new boards. It seems as though we |
| According to experts, this substance is fire proof, | | | | prefer not using something we already have, but |
| highly insulating, and lightweight. It can be easily | | | | rather wasting to create new products. |
| transported in large quantities, which will conserve | | | | Europe is way ahead of us when it comes to green |
| fuel. Additionally, AAC is made of water, sand, | | | | home building practices. People in Europe have been |
| cement, lime, and aluminum powder. Eighty percent | | | | using such construction methods for about a century, |
| of the AAC is made up of air, which is the main | | | | so it is nothing new for them...it is a way of life. We |
| ingredient. The most important benefit is the fact | | | | are in the right mind set to become equal in |
| that its production does not produce any byproducts. | | | | greenness to Europe, but I just hope it is not too |
| Builders have been using this building material in | | | | late. |
| Germany for almost a century; however, it was | | | | |