Many dream of their own home, but not everyone can afford to build their own housing, since the necessary financial costs look pretty impressive. But you can look at this problem from the other side. Almost everyone can, using natural resources, build an environmentally friendly and durable home from completely, at first glance, unsuitable objects for this purpose. What kind of housing is this?
What is an ecohouse?
Many enthusiasts got the hang of building houses out of chips, corks, and various wastes. AT Nigeriafor example, residents began to build homes from unnecessary bottles.
Eco Bottles in Nigeria
To do this, dry sand is poured into empty plastic bottles and walls are formed from them, using as bricks. They fasten these elements together with a solution made of local clay with the addition of cement.
Eco-house made of bamboo.
The benefits of garbage and dirt houses
Similar facilities have A number of advantages compared to conventional houses.
In particular, these benefits include:
- accessibility of materials;
- maintaining optimal temperature conditions;
- fire safety;
- manufacturability;
- bulletproof.
Ecohouse made of wood in Russia
Reference! Eco-friendly houses of garbage and dirt are not afraid of even earthquakes!
Design features
During the construction of such a dwelling, the terrain features are taken into account. In business environmentally friendly materials come in, such as soil, clay, wood and bamboo. Walls made of such materials provide a pleasant coolness in the summer and better than others keep warm in the winter.
Ground Bag House in Colombia
Most materials often used for the construction of eco-houses:
- tree;
- glass;
- a rock;
- concrete;
- straw;
- metal.
Reference! The most inventive creators of such houses use passive solar energy strategies to increase energy efficiency.
Construction of erected eco-houses provides for the application of an innovative approach to the heating, cooling, thermal insulation, ventilation and lighting system.
Examples of eco-houses abroad
Many people manage to create truly interesting structures from a variety of waste and dirt.
Iron Pipe Homes in Australia
It is rather difficult to name this building in the literal sense of the word, but tourists will probably be interested in spending the night there.
It can be done exclusively during the warmer months, because the bedrooms are not insulated and not heated.
Unusual hotel in Spain
A group of enthusiasts managed to build a two-story hotel with five rooms in Madrid. The building has a wooden frame, the interior and exterior are made of various debris found on beaches and the ocean.
The leading idea of the creation of this hotel was to focus public attention on the problem of huge amounts of garbage and environmental pollution.
Garbage House in Brazil
In Florianopolis, located on the island of Santa Catarina, an artist from Uruguay managed to build a picturesque cottage from nearby construction waste. During the construction process, fragments of household appliances, pieces of wood, fragments of mirrors and glass, bottles and ceramic tiles were used.
The housing turned out to be comfortable and quite spacious. It has sleeping places, a bathroom, a fully functional kitchen and civilization benefits such as television, internet and air conditioning.
Hotel in the silos
In Oregon, the original hotel has five comfortable rooms. An enterprising American couple turned three silos, which could no longer be used for their intended purpose, into a full-fledged hotel.
Many tourists enjoy staying in this colorful place.
House of glass bottles and cans in the USA
In 1941, pharmacist John Hope built for three months for his own daughter a cottage of glass bottles and cans.
This unusual house has survived to the present day.
Now it's a museum, which tourists enjoy visiting.
Garbage and dirt houses in Russia
A resident of Tyumen managed to build in his own garden plot an original dwelling from oil waste, in shape resembling a large dugout. Ecologist from Tyumen I was able to design a house from cleaned drill cuttings (dentix), which is an environmentally friendly material, excellently retains its shape and has excellent thermal insulation properties.
Ecohouse in Tyumen
Eco-houses in Russia almost do not differ from similar structures in other countries of the world. During their operation, solar energy and autonomous heating systems are used in exactly the same way.
The eco-house cannot be considered only a fashionable trend from the West. As energy prices continue to rise steadily, the problem of housing maintenance costs is becoming increasingly acute.. Therefore, at present, the construction of energy-saving houses from environmentally friendly materials is developing with double activity. In addition, such a structure can be erected even without outside help and construction skills.
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