TIMBERCRETE
TIMBERCRETE
Timbercrete is an environmentally sustainable masonry building product that combines the structural qualities of masonry with the resilient qualities of timber.
Timbercrete, designed and manufactured by Timbercrete, an Australian firm, is a hybrid blend of natural organic material (a blend of waste timber or cellulose) combined with masonry binders (cement and sand), that produce a larger, more flexible, high insulation and lighter alternative construction material. This product was designed by Peter Collier, a professional potter and ceramic technician who was looking for a way to build an affordable family home. He started experimenting with raw materials, using his experience with clay and eventually came across the blend of cellulose, cement, sand and binders that has been patented as Timbercrete today. Timbercrete is produced in a range of products of bricks, panels, pavers and blocks.
Australia, India, South Africa, Fiji, Sri Lanka, Argentina, Romania, and Pakistan
Timbercrete is distributed by the manufacturer.
Prices depend on the type of block. The following are prices for three types of blocks:
- Cobblestone block (200mm wide) – 6.60 USD per block or 87.25USD per m2
- Fixing Panel (60mm wide) – 13.50 USD per panel or 42.80USD per m2
- Paver (rustic finish) – 7.20USD per paver or 45 USD per m2
Other sustainable concrete alternatives such as Ferrock
Domestic, industrial, commercial and landscape applications as an alternative to concrete.