dezeen Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 Dezeen Wire: discarded bottles sourced from hotels, restaurants, homes and foreign embassies are being filled with sand and used as bricks to create curved-walled houses in a Nigerian village – BBC The bottles are bound together with mud resulting in durable walls that are sustainable, cost-effective and provide insulation from the sun’s heat. The resulting buildings are also bullet-proof – a useful benefit in an area plagued by violence. An estate of 25 houses is currently being built with plans for a school to follow. See our previous story on a house made from sand bags in South Africa. </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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