# Eco-friendly drywall

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2009
- Speaker: Kevin Surace
- Year: 2009
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Earth and environment, Business and management, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/kevin_surace_eco_friendly_drywall)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Kevin Surace suggests we rethink basic construction materials -- such as the familiar wallboard -- to reduce the huge carbon footprint generated by the manufacturing and construction of our buildings. He introduces EcoRock, a clean, recyclable and energy-efficient drywall created by his team at Serious Materials.

## Lectures

1. [Eco-friendly drywall](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/kevin_surace_eco_friendly_drywall/4a386bf6a556), 3 min (TED's player)