(FWD) PVC alternatives

[clarkjan@turi.org (Janet Clark) (by way of Pawel Gluszynski <uugluszy@cyf-kr.edu.pl>)]

PVC is a concern in the creation of dioxins.  "The Environmental Resource
Guide" of the American Institute of Architects (John Wiley & Sons of New
York< publisher) has an excellent report on the life cycle of vinyl flooring
that would make you hair stand on end.

Substitutes include for claddings -- tile, wood, masonry, stone, precast
concrete,; for wall finishes -- gypsum or plaster and lath; for flooring use
linoleum.  Pipes are an issue, and I have heard plumbing in Berlin using
concrete, tile and steel pipes.  I am not sure what other materials.
Janet Clark
Technology Transfer Manager
MA Toxics Use Reduction Institute
University of Massachusetts
One University Ave.
Lowell, MA  01854-2881
Tel 508-934-3346
Fax 508-934-3050
email clarkjan@turi.org

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