Advantages
- Ratings and testing:
- Fire-resistant (UL 055 and ASTM-Tested and A-Rated)
- Waterproof (Freeze/Thaw-Tested for 36 months)
- Mold/fungus/bug free (non-nutritious to mold, fungus, insects ASTM G-21)
- Impact-resistant (ASTM D-5628)
- NYC Approved (MEA # 359-02-M)
- Silica/asbestos free
- STC-Rated 53-54
- Can be used in the place of traditional drywall or cement boards. No special tools required.
- Hard non-absorbent surface – no paper.
- Can be used in applications like cement-based siding.
- Available in colors.
- Environmentally friendly – It is removed from ore at about 25% of the temperature (400-800 °F) required to form CaO, the starting material for the preparation of slaked lime or portlandite used in common mortar and plaster.
- Magnesia boards have been mentioned in articles about the biologically friendly construction.
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