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Many homeowners are looking to save energy — and save money — in the process. Plastics can help maximize those efforts. Whether you’re building a new home or looking to remodel, plastic can help you achieve a more energy efficient home — from simple fixes like plastic window insulation to wrapping your home in insulating plastic film. Plastics are essential to making many emerging energy technologies, like solar panels, more effective and affordable. Advancements in plastic materials, like plastic composite lumber, can help your backyard deck look like new for years to come.
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Submitted on Mar 15, 2010
We all know that wearing white or “cooler” colors during sunny summer days can help keep us cool because light colors reflect the sun’s rays rather than absorbing them like dark colors. Scientists today are applying this phenomenon to new technologies in building and construction, using white and light-colored roofing materials to [...]
Category: Buildings & Homes
Recycled Waste Comes Home
Submitted on Mar 5, 2010
A Welsh company showcases their affordable low carbon homes made from recycled waste plastic.
Category: Buildings & Homes
Your Home, Recycled
Submitted on Feb 12, 2010
An Argentinian family takes recycling to the extreme by building a home out of entirely recycled plastics.
Category: Buildings & Homes • Eco Solutions
Who says Decks must be Built with Wood?
Submitted on Feb 3, 2010
New generation of decking materials offer improved looks and low maintenance
Category: Buildings & Homes
Recycling Plastic Bottles into High Quality Rope
Submitted on Feb 3, 2010
A company in Brazil is repurposing plastic bottles into 550 tons of higher quality, yet less expensive, rope. A company in Brazil is repurposing plastic bottles into 550 tons of higher quality, yet less expensive, rope.
Category: Buildings & Homes • Eco Solutions
Construction Begins on Recycled Plastic Railroad Bridges
Submitted on Feb 3, 2010
Railroad bridges at a Virginia military base get an upgrade thanks to recycled plastic.
Category: Buildings & Homes
A Hip Use for Old Construction Fencing
Submitted on Jan 25, 2010
Trendy bags give a new life to plastic construction fencing.
Category: Buildings & Homes • Eco Solutions • Fashion & Design
Recycling Could Solve Pesky Polypropylene Problem
Submitted on Jan 25, 2010
We could be reducing our waste by recycling more used carpets.
Category: Buildings & Homes
Increase in Construction is Good News for Plastics Manufacturers
Submitted on Jan 20, 2010
For the first time since 2005, manufacturers of plastic building products can expect demand for their products to increase this year.
Category: Buildings & Homes
Take Yourself on an In-Home Scavenger Hunt to Really See How and Where You Use Plastics
Submitted on Jan 13, 2010
Whether you are aware of it or not, plastic is all around us. We walk on it, wear it, drive it and use it every day, perhaps without even knowing it. Whether you are aware of it or not, plastic is all around us. We walk on it, wear it, drive it and use it every [...]
Category: Appliances & Gadgets • Buildings & Homes
