Building Materials - Aluminium

Aluminium is a great building material, especially when you consider it’s draw on natural resources.  This building material has been used widely for about the past 50 years and will continue to do so well into the future.  One of the best parts environmentally about aluminium is that it can be melted down and used again with using only 5% of the energy it takes to make other metals.  Therefore, it is a great recycled product and can be recycled over and over again.  This product can be used for so many different things on your structure.  Some examples of it’s use are door handles, stairs, siding, and window catches.  As with any building material, there is so much room for creativity and design.  Explore different options with what you can do with aluminium.

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