What is the carbon impact and ecological footprint of ICF blocks?
Contrary to popular belief, styrene monomer is naturally present in plants.It is not harmful to health, remains stable over time, has no negative impact on the environment, and is neither toxic nor polluting.
In everyday use, EPS can be found in some food packaging, as it does not cause allergies or illnesses.
As well as being environmentally friendly, EPS also has the great advantage of being a high-performance insulating system[1].
As a result, the carbon footprint of a house built with EPS will be much lower than that of a masonry construction.
Thanks to its reduced size, EPS takes up less space and requires less transport.
Its ability to expand means it doesn't need to use vast quantities of water and energy to expand its shape. Once expanded, EPS is molded into our insulating blocks.
EPS is a recycled and recyclable product.
[1] Insulating value
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