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These aggregates are washed into urban rivers with each rain, and are often dredged out to increase flood control capacity. By utilizing a waste product as a raw material input, we are able to create an ecological material that tells the geologic story of an urban watershed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54fa386ce4b0cfcc918ba1c6/1643723883886-K0HY84226V4PY8VRS17R/IMG_1421.jpeg Natural materials - URBAN LUMBER Responsible, locally-harvested lumber is an excellent building material as it not only sequesters carbon, but is biodegradable at the end of its usable life. Rather than importing from Canada or other states, companies like Angel City Lumber are diverting beautiful urban trees from around Los Angeles that would normally be chipped for mulch or send to the landfill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54fa386ce4b0cfcc918ba1c6/1643662057336-OI9D6PBQMTC2SCVGH0E1/IMG_6397.jpeg Natural materials - RIVER BOULDERS Prevalent throughout historic buildings in Southern California, from garden walls to retaining walls to entire structures (Lummis House), these rocks can be a far more beautiful, though admittedly costly alternative to concrete garden walls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54fa386ce4b0cfcc918ba1c6/1643662296851-D4QQDGKIPO7WZLJX8FK7/IMG_4992.jpeg Natural materials - TERRACOTTA Unglazed natural clay fired at lower temperatures than most ceramics — these have a far lower embodied energy than concrete or imported stone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54fa386ce4b0cfcc918ba1c6/1643662532756-V7RI8PKP5X5IHCEA20KK/DSC07969.jpeg Natural materials - BROKEN CONCRETE Also known as ‘urbanite’ — broken concrete can be reused for walking paths, driveways, retaining walls, garden beds, and anything else your beautiful mind can dream up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54fa386ce4b0cfcc918ba1c6/1643663080157-877G1VHX37C8L3O2KRFL/_RVD9497v1_WEB.jpg Natural materials - LIME PLASTER Lime plaster is made from crushed and fired limestone — the precursor to Portland cement, and therefore concrete — except at a much lower temperature and carbon footprint. 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By utilizing a waste product as a raw material input, we are able to create an ecological material that tells the geologic story of an urban watershed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54fa386ce4b0cfcc918ba1c6/1643723883886-K0HY84226V4PY8VRS17R/IMG_1421.jpeg Natural materials - URBAN LUMBER Responsible, locally-harvested lumber is an excellent building material as it not only sequesters carbon, but is biodegradable at the end of its usable life. Rather than importing from Canada or other states, companies like Angel City Lumber are diverting beautiful urban trees from around Los Angeles that would normally be chipped for mulch or send to the landfill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54fa386ce4b0cfcc918ba1c6/1643662057336-OI9D6PBQMTC2SCVGH0E1/IMG_6397.jpeg Natural materials - RIVER BOULDERS Prevalent throughout historic buildings in Southern California, from garden walls to retaining walls to entire structures (Lummis House), these rocks can be a far more beautiful, though admittedly costly alternative to concrete garden walls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54fa386ce4b0cfcc918ba1c6/1643662296851-D4QQDGKIPO7WZLJX8FK7/IMG_4992.jpeg Natural materials - TERRACOTTA Unglazed natural clay fired at lower temperatures than most ceramics — these have a far lower embodied energy than concrete or imported stone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54fa386ce4b0cfcc918ba1c6/1643662532756-V7RI8PKP5X5IHCEA20KK/DSC07969.jpeg Natural materials - BROKEN CONCRETE Also known as ‘urbanite’ — broken concrete can be reused for walking paths, driveways, retaining walls, garden beds, and anything else your beautiful mind can dream up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54fa386ce4b0cfcc918ba1c6/1643663080157-877G1VHX37C8L3O2KRFL/_RVD9497v1_WEB.jpg Natural materials - LIME PLASTER Lime plaster is made from crushed and fired limestone — the precursor to Portland cement, and therefore concrete — except at a much lower temperature and carbon footprint. 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