FireCrunch Receives Low Environmental Damage DECLARE Label

What all those related to the architectural and construction industry should know as 2030 approaches.

FireCrunch Products MgSO4 (2025) have approval from the International Living Future Institute USA as a construction cladding product which has a low range 5% manufacturing net expansion of CO₂. and corresponding high CO₂ sequestration or storage rate. These FCA products work in line with Federal Government objectives to meet a 43% CO₂ reduction by 2030 and responsible disciplines are working towards this goal

Low Enviro Impact

It also has a lower impact on the environment, as unlike plasterboard which is paper-lined, requiring the destruction of millions of oxygen-generating trees FireCrunch has no paper linings.

These trees are then pulped in mills, resulting in extensive eutrophication of the water table and absorbing oxygen from waterways promoting algae growth and contributes to the death of water-dependent life forms.

Eutrophication

This is the process where water bodies become overly enriched with nutrients, primarily nitrogen and phosphorus, leading to excessive plant and algae growth, often resulting in algal blooms. Algal blooms are a visible consequence of eutrophication, characterised by a rapid increase in the population of algae, which can form dense layers on the water surface. Bacteria then consume the dying algae, resulting in the depletion of oxygen in the waterways.

A review of plasterboard in design specifications is a desirable direction.

Red List

Living Future has listed 12,500 dangerous, polluting and life-threatening chemicals in a published online RED LIST most of which seriously affect the environment.

The Declare label confirms that FireCrunch products have none of the RED list chemical registry substances in their products and presents a green and safe building material that can be relied upon by architects, designers, project managers, specifiers, developers and the end user public.