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Recyclable Model Building Materials?
I'm doing a school project and I have to make a model (of course)
the model will be of a sustainable building that has passive cooling and heating with solar panels.
I was wanting to make the model out of recycled materials. Originally i was going to use styrene, but i figured that wouldn't help me get my idea across.
This has to be a finished model with very nice quality. I'm thinking right now, the only material i can come up with is wood.
Do any of you have any ideas?
Really? That's all you can think of? Cardboard, chipboard, paper, even insulation. Or you could go dumpster diving. If you are worried about things not looking presentation quality try applying paint, plaster, or something recycled finish (ie. not bought for that purpose)
I have thought about all those, and chipboard was on the short list since it is a more obvious recycled material, but it's hard to work with.
In San Francisco there is an organization called SCRAP which has reuseable materials which are either sold or donated. Maybe, our city has an organization like this?....
http://www.scrap-sf.org/
^^^
That would be Perfect, but i'm in Houston. I'm looking, but i don't think we have anything like that.
Thanks for posting that. Maybe, i'll just start a scrap here in Houston.
chipboard and tacky glue are usually my materials of choice...
maybe try Texas Junk Company http://bit.ly/dC6aSE
it may not be as organized as SCRAP but you may find some things, and you can usually barter w/ the people working there...
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