Dragonboard^® Carbon Zero Mindset

With the UK leading the way globally in setting new policies and targets around climate change, Dragonboard^® realises the role it plays in supplying the right construction materials for developers in both the UK and across the globe. We have seen this coming for a long time and it’s why we spend a lot of our time refining the manufacturing process to ensure there is minimal environmental impact from our production.

Mineral Components

Dragonboard^® is manufactured from edible mineral components and water, containing:

• No Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
• No heavy metal salts
• No crystalline silica
• No hexavalent chromium
• No asbestos
• No toxic antifungal additives

Wastage Control

We have made this easy. There isn’t any. Any excess materials are reground and reused in the manufacturing process. For those boards out there in use being discarded, the sawdust from our boards can be safely buried in landfills without contamination or environmental damage to the land, streams or bodies of water.

Low energy manufacturing process

Believe it or not, our entire manufacturing process is carried out at room temperature. This makes a massive difference in comparison to other cement based products in the market.

Remember all of the above is relation to the manufacturing and make up of our products. We have not yet got onto what it does for the thermal efficiency of building yet!

The future of housing - Dragonipanel^® SIPs home

In 2016 work commenced on a revolutionary new 100% electrically powered Structurally Insulated Panel (SIPs) home in Heswall (UK). Dragonipanel ltd (the manufacturer of the Dragonipanel MgO SIPs panels) were chosen, as the preferred supplier, to create a family home that would meet Net Zero Carbon (NZC) standards at a lower cost than a traditional build.

This new Modern Method of Construction (MMC), would (in theory) provide the home owners with a level of thermal comfort and air quality that would not be possible in a traditional new build.

Research into this new modern method of construction (MMC) was led by Dr Stephen Finnegan, Director of the Zero Carbon Research Institute at the University of Liverpool.

Supplementing the right building panels, with the use of renewable energy technology, the research showed that the SIPs panels provide a fantastic thermal envelope and level of thermal comfort throughout the seasons. Able to retain heat in the winter and protect the property from overheating in the summer. Of course, the occupants of the property have also played a crucial role in achieving this, by using the building correctly, not wasting energy and installing MVHR which provides filtered fresh air and the removal of stale air.