Beer Builds Better Bricks
Dec-01-13
Researchers have discovered that adding spent brewing grains to red clay bricks can increase their insulation capabilities by up to 30 percent—proving that beer can warm more than just the soul.Bricks are often embedded with polystyrene to increase their insulation abilities, but polystyrene and other synthetic materials can be expensive to make and bad for the environment. Spent brewer’s grain, on the other hand, is often in plentiful supply, and has been proven to enhance the ability of the clay bricks to trap heat without sacrificing strength.
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Interesting GREEN idea however, isuues like trapped humidity from the grains during brick fabrication, outgassing during brick curing/baking process, vegetal matter decay over time, insects infestation due to the presence of vegetal matter in the brick are issues that are far from being answered in the idea definition or arguments. Good Luck
Posted by Guy Beland on December 4, 2013
An excellent idea but does your house then smell like a brewery for a few years after the build?
How about popcorn or would this leave too large 'cavities' in the clay?
Posted by Rory Davies on December 4, 2013
Surely will not chopped straw, have the same effect.
Posted by Barrie Davey on December 6, 2013
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Interesting GREEN idea however, isuues like trapped humidity from the grains during brick fabrication, outgassing during brick curing/baking process, vegetal matter decay over time, insects infestation due to the presence of vegetal matter in the brick are issues that are far from being answered in the idea definition or arguments. Good Luck
Posted by Guy Beland on December 4, 2013
An excellent idea but does your house then smell like a brewery for a few years after the build?
How about popcorn or would this leave too large 'cavities' in the clay?
Posted by Rory Davies on December 4, 2013
Surely will not chopped straw, have the same effect.
Posted by Barrie Davey on December 6, 2013
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