Next up on our ‘Extraordinary Homes‘ series is a structure constructed of 60K plastic bottles! Read on to know more about this sustainable and durable home.
We all know about plastic and how toxic it is to the earth and our environment. With a lot of brainstorming, JD Composites, a Canada based developer, came up with a sustainable home using plastic bottles. It’s it mind-boggling.
Located in Nova Scotia, this Sustainable Home is made up of more than 60K plastic bottles with the added benefit of being hurricane-proof. It can withstand 300 mph winds and looks just like any other home in the area but with additional qualities. You’ll probably just cross it and won’t even guess it is made of plastic bottles.
With a minimalist façade, it is a fully furnished home with drywall covered lumber wall. This single-level house cost approximately $375,000- $400,000. It has a simple layout including a large kitchen, open living room, three bedrooms, and two bathrooms with greyish wooden floors, white walls, and an angular bay window.
Extremely durable 5.9-inches panels were made by shredding bottles and melting with a gas to create a plastic-based foam. The walls of this home are lightweight yet very strong and are way easier to put together than a traditional home. A total of 170 panels had arrived together for different positions of the home and it took just seven hours to complete all the walls. This structure also abolishes framing, separate insulation, siding, shingles on the roof, and nails.
The structure was assembled using chemicals to add up to the strength and durability of the panels. The recycled plastic panels provide more insulation than a typical panel and hence the home is comfortable in both summers as well as winters. It is also moisture and mildew-resistant.
