Polymer-based construction materials

A polymer-based construction material comprising:

• a polymeric resin, a thermal stabilizer, calcium carbonate (CaCO3), and titanium oxide (TiO2), wherein in response to a treatment of a surface or the polymer-based construction material, a surface energy of the surface increases from a first surface energy to a second surface energy of at least 45 dynes/cm2, and wherein the surface energy of the surface persists within 20% of the second surface energy for at least three months from the treatment.

The polymer-based construction material comprising:

• a first surface;
• a second surface, wherein the first surface and the second surface are formed from a common foamed polymeric composition comprising a polyvinyl chloride in the range of 70% 75% by weight, calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in the range of 15%-13% by weight, and titanium oxide (TiO2) in the range of 0.8% -0.6% by weight;
• the first surface having a first surface energy of at least 45 dynes/cm2 and the second surface having a second surface energy, the first surface energy is greater than the second surface energy and persists within 20% of the first surface energy for at least three months.