Building and construction plastics
The technology has reached many heights in the past decade with innovations being made daily to introduce new and better methods of construction. The construction technology also has witnessed a tremendous increase in the field of innovation and the concept of construction has been completely revolutionized in the past few years. Starting from pre-engineered buildings to using building and construction plastics, the construction industry has touched new heights.
The concept of utilizing the plastics as a construction material for the building was born since plastics despite being weaker has greater durability than any conventional construction material and also the manufacturing of plastics is done every day on a large scale so there will be no dearth of resources.
Wood-plastic composite decking
This is an innovative take on the concept of building and construction plastics. The material is a composite made of wood and plastic. This composite has the sturdiness of wood and the durability of plastic. There has been a recent increase in the demand regarding the use of wood plastic composite decking. The recent boom in the trend is because many people are opting for wood plastic composite not only for new constructions but also for repairing or replacing their old ones.
Expensive but durable
The wood plastic was not preferred earlier due to its expensive initial cost and as they were mainly used for decking, railing and fencing purposes, no one was interested in shelling out that kind of money for choosing wood plastic composite for construction.
However, there has been a recent increase in the popularity of the same because they are more attractive than plain wood construction and despite having a high initial installation cost they are far more durable than the normal construction materials used for the same purpose.
Using non-vinyl plastics for the purpose
Apart from the high cost, the fact that it uses plastics is also a concern for many people that the material is not environment-friendly. With some efforts, the problem has been overcome in the form of WPCs being made from non-vinyl plastics that are environmentally friendly. Also, many people are not opting for pure wood products to protect trees. In that case, the option for using WPCs for building and construction purposes is the most preferable and is slowly gaining popularity among the masses and this trend is sure to stay for the foreseeable future as per a report by Value Market Research.
Nishtha Sarabhai after working for three years in a Bank switched to writing to balance her work and home. She is a mother of two beautiful kids. She enjoys writing on Aerospace, Science and new invcentions. She has been with VMR news since its inception.