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BrikoX to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 years ago

Meet the company using discarded oyster shells to cut energy costs and keep France's buildings cool

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Meet the company using discarded oyster shells to cut energy costs and keep France's buildings cool

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BrikoX to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 years ago
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This paint made from oyster shells could cool your home by 7°C
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Cool Roof France has found an innovative way to use the 130,000 tonnes of waste oysters produced every year in France.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/1890994

Archived version: https://archive.ph/iD8rO
Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20230825144448/https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/08/23/meet-the-company-using-discarded-oyster-shells-to-cut-energy-costs-and-keep-frances-buildi

  • @SheeEttin@lemmy.world
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    15•2 years ago

    tl;dr: they’re using the calcium to make white paint for roofs

    • @atlasraven31@lemm.ee
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      I guessed they were juat sticking the shells on roofs.

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