Two and a half million cars worth of gypsum, you know, CO2 generated. Right?

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.

Iraq, for instance, is now plunged in darkness after it had built a nuclear reactor in the 80s. They are now using a local invention and have returned to building homes out of gypsum instead of cement so that they could adapt to their environment.