GLASS LITHOCRETE
Due to the fact that its primary ingredient is recycled glass, as well as its other inherent resource conserving characteristics,
glass Lithocrete® is considered under LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) to be a sustainable material
suitable for “green” building. As such, Lithocrete’s® heat fractured glass aggregate product line is ideal for projects that
are required to use recycled materials. Recycled glass provides a wide range of colors not typically found with other
paving materials, such as bright blues, yellows and reds. None of the glass aggregate colors will fade under sunlight; they
naturally reflect light and have less heat absorption. Sea shells and other natural materials can give a project a natural
appearance and textures, or as displayed at the Constellation Place/MGM headquarters buildings in Century City, a
uniform surface with a blend of coral sand and seashells.
Previously, Lithocrete® glass in concrete was an unsuitable material due to ASR, in which the alkali in cement paste would
react with the silica in glass to produce harmful expansion. Replacing as little as 10% of natural stone aggregate with clear
glass produces a 14-day tested expansion that is twice the limit of 0.1% of A.S.T.M. C 1260 test. Lithocrete’s® patented
product includes two specific procedures that combat ASR and enable recycled, heat fractured glass to be used in concrete.
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Rosso Nero Lithocrete® with beige integral color, white cement concrete, Guscio shell Lithocrete®, cobalt blue glass Lithocrete® and cast
in place walls.
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