Re: Re:Another Green Home concept--Aeonian Brick Homes

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Carl and Dr. Thrasher, thanks for your comments. I agree that mold can grow on

any surface. We were told that mold can't grow on concrete, but that wasn't

true. We had mold growing on a concrete floor.

I bring some of these new concepts to the group just to remind all of us that we

need to carefully evaluate these new ideas before we jump on board.

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From: Carl E. Grimes <grimes@...>

Sent: Saturday, June 6, 2009 5:44:01 PM

Subject: Re: [] Re:Another " Green Home " concept--Aeonian Brick

Homes

and Group,

To add another dimension to Dr Thrasher's excellent comments:

Any surface - ANY surface - even those which are anti-microbial,

will grow mold and bacteria if they stay damp more than a few

days, including intermittently.

For example, mold can't use fiberglass as food so mold won't

grow on fiberglass. However, any dust or other material which

mold and bacteria can eat which falls on or collects on fiberglass

(called a biofilm) can be eaten by mold. All you have to do is " add

water. " And with that moisture more of the " dust " sticks to the

surface and accumulates over time, creating a " cafeteria " of a

free mixture of food for mold and bacteria.

This is one reason why the " warranties " for these surfaces, and

chemicals sold to apply on them, have the limitation that if they

get wet again the warranty is void. If it stays dry, even for a

century, nothing will grow so why use the chemicals which

emanate (or leach) into the breathing and touching zone of

people? It doesn't just replace the mold problem with a chemical

problem. It can easily ADD a chemical problem to an unsolved

mold problem.

The key is clean and dry.

Carl Grimes

Healthy Habitats LLC

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>

> : This looks good on paper and ads. However ther term " clay-based "

bothers me. The company goes

> onto to say it is fireproof. moldproof and termiteproof. In order to do this

they must add some type of

> chemical(s) to the matrix. If so the chemicals could leach out into the

surrounding (interior) environment.

>

> I looked for information on the website for additive informtion. Non exists.

MSDS sheets are not offered.

>

> The concept of a safer greener home is nice, but I believe more information is

needed regarding the

> manufacturing process and any inorganic and organic chemicals used in the

process. This is very important

> since almost every individual ill from microbial exposure resulting from water

intrusion is chemically

> sensitive.

>

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