A company in Colombia is tackling plastic waste issues and affordable housing with a single ingenious solution: interlocking LEGO-like bricks that can be used to build houses for a few thousand dollars per structure. Walls are formed using a slim slotted brick then framed using a thicker module used for beams and columns, locking the smaller units into place and providing rigid vertical and lateral support. — weburbanist.com
What to do with the heaps and mounds of plastic piling up all over our planet? Build LEGO's. Conceptos Plásticos' technological innovations make their plastic block homes cost only $5,000. The company is also using this new method to build emergency shelters, community and educational buildings.
These upcycled blocks are designed to be used by anyone regardless of construction experience. Conceptos Plásticos boasts building blocks that are fire and earthquake resistant, cost effective, and durable lasting about 500 years.
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Toxicity tested? Fire rated?
Better to convert all the plastic back into oil and pump it back into the ground where it belongs.
Fire, toxicity why are you raining on my innovation/disruption parade?
This idea as a system is pretty cool, and heaven knows we need to do SOMETHING to address the plastic problem on this limited planet. Not producing plastic at all (except for medical uses) would be a better place to start, but long-term reuse is a helpful drop in the bucket, I guess.
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