Mexican construction technology thrifty homes
INIndependent user whether these homes, how much it costs them to build and who came up with the poor Mexicans to settle in the house with plastic walls, see in this material.
ABOUTIt proves, it is possible to use plastic waste for construction of houses. At least, so say the engineers from Mexican construction company EsoDomum. And no, it's not about the polystyrene blocks, of which the building in full and in Russia.
IN Mexico acted differently. Since 2013, a start Carlos Gonzalez turns plastic waste into standard panels for the construction of low-rise buildings. So Gonzalez team solves two problems: it recycles garbage and gives shelter to their fellow citizens.
Technology construction of plastic house is simple: going to a plastic garbage (bottles, packaging, glass) is melted at a temperature of 800 degrees.
Fidkaya plastic mass is poured into the mold, after cooling panels are formed, which can then serve as the walls and roof of budget homes. Panel dimensions: length 244 cm, width - 122 cm.
BUTThe second project argue that the construction of the compact house of 40 square meters requires approximately 80 plastic panels. The day EcoDomum company can produce 120 plates (1.5 homes), processing with about 5.5 tons of plastic.