Hello, FilterForGoodians. We all know that home is where the heart is, but what makes a house a home (Wow, now that’s what I call a sentence)? A house would be nothing without walls, and for over 100 years, we’ve been building our walls the same way, with the same materials. EcoRock** is about to change the game, and it’s the planet who wins.

I’m addicted to TED** Talks. Seen them? TED is basically this conference where the world’s smartest people come together to talk about things. Lucky for us, they record the speeches, and post them online for free. It was while I was watching the latest batch of talks, that I came across the following video of Kevin Surace, EcoRock CEO, where he talks about inventing eco-friendly drywall.

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Traditionally, drywall’s been made of gypsum, and gypsum takes a lot of energy (and a lot of chemicals) to make. EcoRock is different because it uses 80% less energy to produce, mostly because instead of being cooked in an oven, EcoRock cures and dries naturally. It’s also made from 80% recycled materials.

The coolest part, however, is that the material is made with the end in mind. EcoRock can be used as a pH additive for soils, or can be used to make more EcoRock and other building materials. The bottom line is that EcoRock is landfill safe.

Living in New Orleans, we know a thing or two about mold. Following Katrina, most of the drywall in New Orleans homes turned black from the mold that grew in the warm, wet air. Too bad we didn’t all use EcoRock. It’s the most mold-resistant drywall by outperforming all other mold resistant drywall by 50%. As if this stuff isn’t good enough, EcoRock drastically reduces the quantity of indoor air contaminants over any other drywall, and generates 60% less dust.

Normally, I would ask you if you’ve used this product in your home, but I don’t think it’s going to be ready for widespread use until 2010. I have a feeling it’s going to change the game. Who knows, maybe after another 100 years, all our houses with made of this stellar stuff.

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