09/26/2022
It's been a busy summer but we are so happy seeing this new home take shape in Ripton, Vermont. One of our clients main priorities was to eliminate as much plastic from the building process as possible. This involved seeking out new materials and methods, leading us to glavel. Glavel is a foam glass gravel material manufactured right here in Essex, VT and is an excellent subslab insulator. It allowed us to replace rigid foam board insulation with compacted glavel. It's been very easy to work with and has a thermal insulation value of R1.7 per compacted inch. Swipe to see before our glavel pour and some close-ups of the material itself.