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Student Works: This house made of trash teaches a lesson in green housekeeping
Photo courtesy of Duncan Baker-Brown. Detail of The Waste House at the University of Brighton's Faculty of Arts. Photo courtesy of Duncan Baker-Brown. Photo courtesy of Duncan Baker-Brown. Detail of The Waste House at the University of Brighton's Faculty of Arts. Photo courtesy of Duncan Baker-Brown. Detail of The Waste House at the University of Brighton's Faculty of Arts. Photo courtesy of Duncan Baker-Brown. The Waste House, which is made of over 85% 'waste' and discarded materials, wants to prove 'there is no such thing as waste, just stuff in the wrong place.' Photo courtesy of Duncan Baker-Brown. Detail of The Waste House at the University of Brighton's Faculty of Arts. Photo courtesy of Duncan Baker-Brown. Detail of The Waste House at the University of Brighton's Faculty of Arts. Photo courtesy of Duncan Baker-Brown. architect Duncan Baker-Brown, waste recycling consultant Kat Fletcher, and other members of the team on the day of the opening of the build. Photo courtesy of Duncan Baker-Brown. Photo courtesy of Duncan Baker-Brown. Construction of the Waste House at the University of Brighton's Faculty of Arts. Photo courtesy of Duncan Baker-Brown. Photo courtesy of Duncan Baker-Brown. Over 700 school children visited the construction site. Students from St. Andrew’s Primary school visited the house to learn about carbon neutral building, and also brought their own old toothbrushes to be used as wall insulation in the house. Photo courtesy of Duncan Baker-Brown. Four thousand VHS video cassettes were used as wall insulation. Photo courtesy of Duncan Baker-Brown Two tons of waste denim jean legs & arms were used for wall insulation. Photo courtesy of Duncan Baker-Brown Photo courtesy of Duncan Baker-Brown.

Four thousand VHS video cassettes were used as wall insulation. Photo courtesy of Duncan Baker-Brown
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Four thousand VHS video cassettes were used as wall insulation. Photo courtesy of Duncan Baker-Brown