Wednesday, March 31 - 12:13 CAPONE SRL [11 July 2006] 2 apartments of different sizes are still available in the building in Via Rodi in Gravina in Puglia. read [10 July 2006] The new Capone srl website is online . A new and information-rich tool. read The quality of our tuff blocks has been certified for conductivity and acoustic insulation. Welcome to the largest "arrone" tuff quarry in Southern Italy with an extension of 55,000 square meters Tuff: an ancient and very modern material The "Calcareous tuff" is a sedimentary rock made up of a continuous granular skeleton scaffolding of coarse marine sands from from the decay of more ancient calcareous material, agglutinated and mixed with a detrital calcareous matrix derived from the remains of foraminifera and with minute fragments of corals, echinoderms, etc. From the structural and textural characteristics derive lightness and high porosity of "open type" (presence of interconnected pores and in communication with the outside), which give the tuff excellent qualities of insulation (thermal and acoustic insulation), and hygroscopicity (ability to absorb air humidity) which, combined with mechanical resistance and stability, fire resistance, safety in use, hot heat and valuable architectural qualities, mean that it is now increasingly used also for interior cladding. Furthermore, the inert nature of the constituents characterizes the non-pollutability of calcarenite: it does not release toxic substances into the environment; it does not emit radiation; guarantees hygiene and environmental health. Tuff has been the most used material in construction since ancient times: castles, monumental churches, city walls, necropolis and entire cities of Puglia and Basilicata have been built in tuff. If in the past, its easy availability and workability have determined its strong use, today it is increasingly requested and used in bio-architecture and bio-ecological design. In fact, it is a natural material that has not undergone chemical modifications or industrial processes; available in places of use without the production of waste or harmful substances and returnable in the cycles of nature, reusable to fill the voids of the quarries when the construction is unusable; low energy content (it does not require large amounts of energy for its production, nor for its use, nor for its disposal); ideal for the construction of energy efficient buildings (tuff walls act as passive climate conditioning factors). The calcareous tuff, therefore, is a very modern material because it represents the product for masonry that is best oriented towards the only way of thinking about the future of building, namely the sustainable one. | HOME | MAP | CONTACT US | REPORT THE SITE | E-MAIL | Copyright © 2011 CAPONE SRL . All rights reserved. Via Casale, 151 / A - 70024 Gravina in P. (Ba) - VAT number 05128230728 tel./fax: +39 080.326.43.04 | copy | credits | privacy |