LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)

GigaCrete will be able to determine the total energy consumed in the acquisition and processing of our raw materials, our manufacturing, our transportation and the final installation of our products (the “embodied energy”). Where normal concrete has an embodied energy average of 3,180 Mega joules per cubic meter (MJ/m3) of material, gypsum wallboard about 5,890 MJ/m3 and polystyrene insulation about 3,770 MJ/m3, GigaCrete has a number of advantages.

• Environmental Characteristics of GigaCrete Products

• Our raw materials are calcined at lower temperatures,
• Our process uses up to 80% waste aggregates,
• Our manufacturing process is highly-efficient (we have a 42-to-1 casting ratio for panel production versus incumbent technologies because of vertical casting),
• Our materials weigh up to 1/4 the amount of traditional materials (reducing transport fuel costs substantially) and
• There is no need for construction waste with our panel system or finishing products
• All of our materials are entirely recyclable.

GigaCrete believes many of these advantages have tangible economic benefits for our customers.