Product: Mason Greenstar Blox

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Mason Greenstar combines Texan newspapers, phone books, lottery tickets, cement, and organic additives to create 10″-by-14″-by-4″ building blocks that are 65% recycled cellulose. Resistant to fire, water, termite, mold, and ballistics, Blox provides an insulation factor of R3.2 per inch of thickness. With the appropriate finish coat, it can be used indoors and outdoors. masongreenstar.com

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Wanda Lau, LEED AP, is the former executive editor of ARCHITECT magazine. Along with 10 years of experience in architecture, engineering, and construction management, she holds a B.S. in civil engineering from Michigan State University, an S.M. in building technology from MIT, and an M.A. in journalism from Syracuse University's Newhouse School. Her work appears in several journals, books, and magazines, including Men's Health, ASID Icon, and University Business. Follow her on Twitter.

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