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December 01, 2013
Beer -- the new construction material
Actually, the grain waste from making beer
...A by-product of the process could be about to give an upgrade to a workhorse building material red clay bricks. By blending in the grains left over from making beer, the bricks can be more environmentally friendly and better insulators...
...With a clay paste containing 5 per cent spent grains, the team was able to create bricks just as strong as the conventional type, while reducing the amount of heat they lost by 28 per cent...
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