Comments on: The Next Green Building Material: Loofah?! http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/12/11/the-next-green-building-material-loofah/ Green & Sustainable Business Ventures: For Entrepreneurs & Investors Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:59:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The clever greeny link thread. http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/12/11/the-next-green-building-material-loofah/comment-page-1/#comment-165231 The clever greeny link thread. Sat, 06 Aug 2011 15:03:06 +0000 http://ecopreneurist.com/?p=1050#comment-165231 [...] Waste Not, Rot Not, Portland - SustainLane http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/featu...y-a.4795855.jp The Next Green Building Material: Loofah?! | Ecopreneurist Litroenergy LED clock munches bugs and converts carcasses into energy | DVICE Welcome [...] [...] Waste Not, Rot Not, Portland – SustainLane http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/featu…y-a.4795855.jp The Next Green Building Material: Loofah?! | Ecopreneurist Litroenergy LED clock munches bugs and converts carcasses into energy | DVICE Welcome [...]

]]> By: Stanley Coxmyth http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/12/11/the-next-green-building-material-loofah/comment-page-1/#comment-13294 Stanley Coxmyth Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:25:57 +0000 http://ecopreneurist.com/?p=1050#comment-13294 This is not exactly "brilliant" at this point in the info horizon. We need a lot more detailed description of a process by means of which loofa et al (corn husks...) can be mixed with "melted plastic" to make anything effective as a building material, without poisoning both the air and the people melting the plastic. You can get a clue about that general subject by lighting a piece of poly rope on fire and inhaling in the vicinity! My understanding of "green" must be different from yours....burning plastic as a biofuel?? I think cement might make an effective admixture, perhaps, but melted plastic seems counter-intuitive to me. This is not exactly “brilliant” at this point in the info horizon. We need a lot more detailed description of a process by means of which loofa et al (corn husks…) can be mixed with “melted plastic” to make anything effective as a building material, without poisoning both the air and the people melting the plastic. You can get a clue about that general subject by lighting a piece of poly rope on fire and inhaling in the vicinity! My understanding of “green” must be different from yours….burning plastic as a biofuel?? I think cement might make an effective admixture, perhaps, but melted plastic seems counter-intuitive to me.

]]> By: Paulina http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/12/11/the-next-green-building-material-loofah/comment-page-1/#comment-11867 Paulina Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:25:25 +0000 http://ecopreneurist.com/?p=1050#comment-11867 this is brilliant, though i always thought that except the natural loofahs, most were actually made of some form of a plastic derivative and not squash, but heck, i don't really know much about materials. just in general, i love the name of the blog, great word. this is brilliant, though i always thought that except the natural loofahs, most were actually made of some form of a plastic derivative and not squash, but heck, i don’t really know much about materials.

just in general, i love the name of the blog, great word.

]]> By: Eco Links to Green your Weekend 12-12-08 | EcoSalon - The Green Gathering http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/12/11/the-next-green-building-material-loofah/comment-page-1/#comment-11793 Eco Links to Green your Weekend 12-12-08 | EcoSalon - The Green Gathering Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:00:37 +0000 http://ecopreneurist.com/?p=1050#comment-11793 [...] You turfed your roof? Yesterday’s green, darling, so yesterday’s green. Anyone who is anyone is lining theirs with loofah. Obviously you haven’t been hobnobbing with the right sort of people over at Ecopreneurist. [...] [...] You turfed your roof? Yesterday’s green, darling, so yesterday’s green. Anyone who is anyone is lining theirs with loofah. Obviously you haven’t been hobnobbing with the right sort of people over at Ecopreneurist. [...]

]]> By: Paul Smith http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/12/11/the-next-green-building-material-loofah/comment-page-1/#comment-11763 Paul Smith Sun, 14 Dec 2008 08:30:47 +0000 http://ecopreneurist.com/?p=1050#comment-11763 @Joe: Correct. They have great pictures of them growing in the article linked near the end of this article. It's what's left behind after drying them out. @Aristides: From what I gather, it, along with other plant material, is blended with recycled plastic that's been heated, then it's all shaped into boards. The plastic is selected so that when the material has been recycled so many times it can't be made into boards again, it can be used as biofuel. @Joe: Correct. They have great pictures of them growing in the article linked near the end of this article. It’s what’s left behind after drying them out.

@Aristides: From what I gather, it, along with other plant material, is blended with recycled plastic that’s been heated, then it’s all shaped into boards. The plastic is selected so that when the material has been recycled so many times it can’t be made into boards again, it can be used as biofuel.

]]> By: Aristides Paiva http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/12/11/the-next-green-building-material-loofah/comment-page-1/#comment-11754 Aristides Paiva Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:31:53 +0000 http://ecopreneurist.com/?p=1050#comment-11754 Can you explain how is this material being utilized. Do they make it into boards or are they just blending it with traditional materials? Thank you, Can you explain how is this material being utilized. Do they make it into boards or are they just blending it with traditional materials?
Thank you,

]]> By: Joe http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/12/11/the-next-green-building-material-loofah/comment-page-1/#comment-11676 Joe Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:12:28 +0000 http://ecopreneurist.com/?p=1050#comment-11676 The loofa is actually a squash-ish type of plant. I and everyone I know were equally surprised to find out it wasn't a sea sponge. The loofa is actually a squash-ish type of plant. I and everyone I know were equally surprised to find out it wasn’t a sea sponge.

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