That's really interesting. There are a lot of advantages to this kind of rebar apparently. The website also says: > Basalt rebar does not conduct electricity

That's really interesting. There are a lot of advantages to this kind of rebar apparently. The website also says: > Basalt rebar does not conduct electricity Which got me thinking about electrical codes. In some cases, a concrete building's electrical wiring system uses the rebar in the concrete structure as an electrical ground. But, I guess for buildings constructed with basalt rebar, conductive copper rods would have to be specifically built in separately, for purposes of electrical grounding.