2 Building Materials For the Environmentally Conscious

You can go and choose any building material that meets your structural demands, but there are other important factors you may not be considering. For example, some building materials do more environmental damage than others. If you want your conscience to rest easy on that matter, consider using eco-friendly building materials like the two below.

1. Cork

While it’s mostly used for making bottle stoppers and bulletin boards, cork has also been a home-building material for some time. It is usually either placed on the outer wall of a home or is used in its flooring. Once there, while also looking very stylish, it provides excellent noise suppression and fire-resistant properties. Cork also has global warming stopping properties as it stores carbon dioxide, is biodegradable and is harvested by gathering cork tree bark (which grows back over time) rather than demolishing the trees.

 2. Cob

Cob is a building material that is made from soil water and some form of plant, usually straw. Along with being low-cost, it has high flame resistance and is not easily disturbed by seismic activity. Eco-wise, all of its materials are natural so they can easily and safely decompose back into the environment. It can also retain heat well, which means that you’ll be spending less energy to keep your home warm in winter. So consider asking about cob when searching for custom home builders Green Cove Springs FL.

It’s unfortunately true that the simple act of choosing a more eco-friendly material will likely not be the deciding factor in what saves or doesn’t save the Earth. Only a massive amount of eco-friendly choices from both corporations and people can do that. However, by using an environmentally friendly material on your home building project, you can most definitely say that you are doing your part.