Re:Kenyan recycles plastic waste into bricks stronger than c...
by MagnumOpus on Thursday February 11, 2021 @04:49AM
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> Bricks and stone provide abysmal thermal insulation
Even 80-90 years ago, brick housing in wester Europe was made with walls of two layers with an air/insulation cavity inbetween. Current practices usually don't use clay bricks but aerated concrete [1] which has great thermal insulation, plus insulation layers on top.
> what does "much more solid" windows mean exactly
Triple-glazed windows with well-insulated frames, rather than single-pane push-up windows that leak heat like a sieve. Massive difference in thermal and acoustic insulation.
Even 80-90 years ago, brick housing in wester Europe was made with walls of two layers with an air/insulation cavity inbetween. Current practices usually don't use clay bricks but aerated concrete [1] which has great thermal insulation, plus insulation layers on top.
> what does "much more solid" windows mean exactly
Triple-glazed windows with well-insulated frames, rather than single-pane push-up windows that leak heat like a sieve. Massive difference in thermal and acoustic insulation.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoclaved_aerated_concrete