Would be cool if they mass-produce this material enough to frame houses with it. Intrinsic termite resistance could actually allow houses in the southwest to last 100 years. And reduce CA's massive greenhouse gas impact from all the vikane https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-04-03/califor...
> The termite killing gas — sulfuryl fluoride — has been found to be 4,800 times more potent than carbon dioxide in trapping heat.
> When a team of Johns Hopkins scientists set out to map exactly where the gas was being released, they were startled to find that California generated as much as 12% of global emissions of the synthetic fumigant.
Houses can already can last 100 years+ with proper waterproofing/building techniques and standard lumber. There are plenty of ways to mitigate termites.
> The termite killing gas — sulfuryl fluoride — has been found to be 4,800 times more potent than carbon dioxide in trapping heat.
> When a team of Johns Hopkins scientists set out to map exactly where the gas was being released, they were startled to find that California generated as much as 12% of global emissions of the synthetic fumigant.