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fC Timbercrete, also known as Builderscrete (United States) was invented in the 1990s by Peter Collier in New South Wales, Australia. Timbercrete is a mixture of cellulose fibre waste, sand and binders, which is poured into moulds to manufacture bricks, blocks, pavers, panels and other products suitable for the building industry where masonry is required. The product provides structural loadbearing support, high insulation, strong fire resistance and sound qualities/tag journal|last=Johnston|first=Rod|title=Physical properties of Timbercrete Summary|date=8th|year=2007|month=July|pages=4}}, is half the weight of concrete or clay bricks and commonly looks like a sandstone, limestone or sandy coloured cobblestone. In the most part Timbercrete is used as an environmental alternative for clay and concrete bricks. Being an air-dried product means there is no kiln firing or baking required and in using a cellulose waste product as its primary ingredient means that Timbercrete actually reduces carbon emissions rather than creating them. Because of the ability for a Timbercrete brick to insulate highly in a building structure, it has a further environmental benefit to cut the costs of energy for heating and cooling. For these reasons many owner builders and eco –sensitive builders have used Timbercrete for the building of homes and other structures. One of the Timbercrete blocks called the ‘Super Insulator’ has the ability to provide an R3.7  (R22.2 US) thermal resistance rating. Timbercrete bricks are installed with a mortar the same as that of clay bricks (ceramic) or concrete bricks. This makes Timbercrete bricks a great replacement as any bricklayer can lay the bricks without specialist training. A handmade product, Timbercrete can be manufactured in a large variety of colours and sizes with choices of different finishes and touches. While Timbercrete doesn’t need to be rendered because of its high ability to resist water penetration, the bricks can still be rendered where aesthetically it might be desired. In the most part, buildings are often left in Timbercrete’s raw state as aesthetically it is often pleasing to look at. Timbercrete Pty Ltd has patents for its product in Australia, United States, New Zealand and over 20 other countries around the world. As a fairly new product on the market it is still growing to influence the building market and have a strong environmental impact on the way we think about energy in our structures. --~