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Glasscrete is a mixture of recycled glass of many colors, bound in a non toxic cementious matrix. It's creation is a detailed process of casting, curing, shaping and hand polishing to a glistening stonelike surface.

This process allows us to create any shape, any color, any thickness. There is no limit to the design possibilities.  Glasscrete has a broad range of appearances, from a subdued natural stone look, to a festive mixture of brilliant reflective colored glass.  Some options are colored bands of inlaid glass, veins of different colors, inlaid stones or special treasures.  This beautiful, functional art can be the highlight of any room.

Glasscrete is 80-85% recycled glass from local post consumer and post industrial sources. Some is ground so fine it reacts as a cement replacement allowing us to minimize the use of these precious  resources. The finished product is more akin to a polished dense stone than its cousin concrete. Highly stain resistant and heat tolerant, perfect for any surface indoors or out.

 Top Comment : B.Mehernath    | 04 01 2009 15:29:26 +0000
Great idea, but how safe it is? how do we protect ourselves while working with it? it's going to be fine dust what are the health hazards? is it economical? Otherwise seems to be a good product corrosion free, so it is long lasting and aesthetically appealing.
 
8 comments on "Glass + Concrete = Glasscrete ...!!!"
  Commented by  poonam L kadam, Sales Trainer, Info network managment company pvt.ltd.    | 07 16 2010 09:36:04 +0000
it's verry good idea!!
  Commented by  Naveen Dhyani, Civil Engineer-Highway Roadway, PWD,Uttarakhand    | 07 16 2010 09:02:21 +0000
really great idea.. how much cost effective is it..? and is the technology used in making and using this Glasscrete , is human friendly as well as environment friendly.?
  Commented by  Nohar Singh Dhruv, Assistant Engineer, PMGSY    | 07 15 2010 07:17:34 +0000
What an Idea sir jii.... it seems good and creative.. where do u got this idea ? nice man..!! 
  Commented by  Kunal Das, B.Tech/B.E. student, Haldia Institute of Technology    | 11 27 2009 18:23:17 +0000
Yes, it seems to be a good product. As glass is a silica based product, when it serves as a filler material for concrete, on the other hand it gives a better look to concrete. Searching for implementations and feasibility.
  Commented by  Biranchi Narayan Acharya, Senior Project Manager, Simplex Infrastructures Ltd    | 11 14 2009 09:54:02 +0000
It is a good idea to use Glasscrete as per its strength. The positive aspect is that recycling of waste glass is possible which are otherwise very detrimental to the environment. But I really doubt its future as glass itself is being replaced by fibre & other advnaced materials. If there would be no glass production, there will be no waste & hence no Glasscrete in future!
  Commented by  Rishu Bansal, Assistant Project Manager, DTZ    | 04 02 2009 11:55:50 +0000
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Great idea, but how safe it is? how do we protect ourselves while working with it? it's going to be fine dust what are the health hazards? is it economical? 
Otherwise seems to be a good product corrosion free, so it is long lasting and aesthetically appealing.   
  Commented by  Rahul Gedam, Project Manager, Polaris Software    | 03 24 2009 07:04:24 +0000
Heat tolerant means, how much heat it can tolerate? Where can we use this one?
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