Low Carbon Building Practices

IXIM-CKD manufacturing process requires less energy than conventional cement or brick blocks. To develop a conventional mined aggregate block, the temperature must rise between 700 and 1200°C, whereas to develop IXIM compounds no more than 100°C is required. Essentially, IXIM hopes to utilize as much CKD as possible within the different types of IXIM materials by introducing CKD to different crop fibers and fish byproducts (essential to sequester GHG). Consequently, IXIM wants to introduce new materials towards developing alternative circular business models and sustainable construction practices. The IXIM-CKD materials can thus support the low carbon building industry and enhance the construction sector by introducing new trends of manufacturing processes and material designs.

IXIM CKD promotes social development and environmental protection

From a sustainable construction perspective, protecting the environment by better managing natural resources is an urgent task. Hence IXIM develops new trends of compounds using CKD and different fibers such as corn stover, bean pods, rice husks, coffee husks or hemp stems. This initiative reduces not only GHG emissions entailed by some conventional productions of mine aggregate blocks, but at the same time mitigates land degradation, caused by soil exploitation bringing with it serious consequences such as climate change exacerbation; poverty increase and loss of biodiversity. On the whole, IXIM is a project based on inclusive industrialization, which utilizes CKD to provides additional revenue to the cement industry while supports the agricultural and fishing communities.

IXIM CKD - niche of replicability and adaptability

Based on the IXIM-CKD prototypes our niche market includes many products targeting wall coverings as masonry veneer, wall board panels, and insulation products to create insulation wall systems for residential construction and institutional building. One of the most important attributes of the IXIM material solution is the versatility of its production system. The technology aims to utilize CKD and various worldwide fibers because these react positively with the natural binder IXIM has created using fish byproducts; thus reducing distance and the cost of transport across different regions. The raw materials (CKD, fibers & fish byproducts) are locally available, thus providing an advantage to have a higher degree of replicability and easier scalability throughout North America.