My daughter had a school project that required her to look at the things we throw away and figure out how to re-use — and maybe improve — them.
While that may seem elementary, the team at Platinum Advanced have done the same thing and created one rockin'-lookin' building system that just might improve our American dwelling.
Using recycled steel studs and reinforced polyurethane (a cast-off from petroleum refining), fabricates wall and roof panels that are tough and wildly thermally efficient. The panels readily accept standard finishes; you can modify them in the field; and they're priced competitively with standard building practices — but they go up faster on site.
R-Values of 24.5 for a 3-1/2-inch-thick panel and 38.5 for a 5-1/2-inch-thick panel combine with increased build speed and recycled, formaldehyde-free, inert materials that bugs don't like, and it's easy to see this advance as worth its weight in Platinum.
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