There are FOUR main factors which determine a buildings sustainability:
Energy efficiency
Durability
Recycled content
Locally sourced materials
So where do we stand with these four factors?
Our buildings are extremely energy efficient, easily saving 70% on heating-cooling bills and potentially up to 100% when passive-solar principles are used in the design.
Biotekt homes and buildings will last forever with very little maintenance.
90% or more of the material used in our composite shells is recycled.
Only about 5% of a Biotekt home's mass is composed of high-tech materials that are packaged and sent to you in our kits. The rest is local, low tech, and easily available..
Plastics have a bad rep environmentally for one BIG reason: They are almost always used for disposable items like wrappers, bags, etc. etc., even though they are among the most durable materials available... So that all this plastic garbage is accumulating all over the planet, contaminating the oceans and creating a problem for which there are no easy answers. What are we proposing to do about it? We have two axioms which we believe can change the world:
1- Never use plastics for disposables, only for things which are meant to last a long time.
2- Meanwhile, recycle as much of the disposable plastic already produced as possible.
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