BUILD Q1 2025 Building A Better World with BETTABLOK® Working with natural building blocks is no novel concept, it is deeply rooted in our need to use local building materials that help houses to be breathable – controlling humidity and reducing the risk of dampness and mould – with BETTABLOK® there’s a perfected product and construction method that is driving the age old concept into the future of construction. Introducing MSC Naturally (MSC), a member of ‘Eartha’ and the ‘ASBP’, with a forty year history of manufacturing, supplying, and installing of traditional natural building materials. Their perfected materials have been used in new build projects as well as for the repair and renovation of historic and listed buildings, ensuring that buildings can stand the test of time. The creation and development of the innovative, modern modular BETTABLOK® system made of 100% Natural Earth building blocks, has been born from MSC’s deep understanding and experience through working with these natural materials over many years. MSC leads the way for their industry with the aim of disrupting and reducing the current construction industry’s heavy reliance on concrete and cementitious products, as used in today’s modern buildings. They also play an integral role in utilising locally sourced materials whilst absorbing carbon by its very nature, and therefore assisting the world in its drive towards reducing Carbon emissions. The team at MSC feel strongly that our planet is enormously fragile and requires careful management and protecting of its eco-systems. At the same time, MSC products also assist us in our continued evolution and progress as we strive to build better and healthier, assisting the construction industry transition towards meeting Net Zero Carbon Building Standards. The BETTABLOK® building block is an unfired stabilised Clay, Chalk, Lime, Sand and Straw mixture, designed and engineered to be quickly installed with interlocking thin joints, fully 100% natural with minimum energy input, zero production waste, and fully 100% recyclable. These factors reduce the amount of raw materials used in their production, having a minimum impact on the natural environment. The use of these natural breathable earth blocks provides a suitable substrate for other natural and breathable materials to be fixed and work harmoniously together in the construction of natural breathable living walls, which work day and night, providing owners and occupants with healthier buildings and better internal air quality. Additionally, BETTABLOK® is currently being specified for the external walls of a ‘New Build’ residential project just commencing in Cambridgeshire – the first project of its kind to be undertaken in the UK. Over ten years, Director Malcolm Carrington of MSC Naturally developed the innovative, natural building block system that is changing the way we build both today and for the future to come. If you’re looking for building blocks produced from local resources that introduce a more ecofriendly way of constructing, while producing a high-quality and timeless building, look no further than MSC Naturally. Here we take a closer look as MSC Naturally wins their title of Most Innovative Sustainable Building Material Manufacturer 2025 – UK, for the company’s creation of BETTABLOK®. Testing of BETTABLOK® with the BBA, Vaisala and University of Bath, has given a unique advantage and deeper understanding and knowledge of how these traditional materials work together within the block, and continues apace. In addition, MSC also intends to commence the Cradle to Cradle ‘Material Health Certified’ certification process imminently. If you’re searching for innovation in construction using natural building materials and building blocks, BETTABLOK® is the way forward. BETTABLOK®, better for the environment, better for buildings and better for people. BETTABLOK® naturally BETTER! Contact: Malcolm Carrington Company: MSC Naturally Ltd Tel: 01487 840305 Mob: 07436 795028 Website: https://www.bettablok.com/ Facebook: Bettablok Instagram: _bettablok_ Image Credit: George Evennett Limited www.georgeevennett.co.uk Extension to a timber framed house completed by George Evennett Limited using Bettablok for the wall structure. Externally insulated and clad in natural cork.
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