Scientists at the University of Leeds in the UK have created a building block that is basically made of garbage.
The Bitublock is made from crushed glass, fly ash, steel slag and even sewage sludge, all bound together by bitumen. The mixture is compacted in a mold and heat-cured, which oxidizes and hardens the bitumen.
The blocks are also six times stronger than concrete according to the data from its inventor, Dr. John Forth.
Read more about the Bitublock in Building Green TV, Science Daily, EcoGeek, Inhabitat and a nifty must-read blog called Rolland Piquepaille's Technology Trends.
From : Building Green TV
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