Architecture Article

I found a very interesting article of architecture, related to the environment. In Mexico the accumulation of garbage in all its cities is an increasing problem, reason why Mexican architects have invented a block that is made of garbage. The wastes used for its manufacture are PET, plastic, paper, cardboard.

The civil engineer Cruz Romero Carmona is the creator of this block, design a machine that shreds all the trash and then this is submerged in water to form a kind of paste, which happens to some models and later is placed in the sun For their total drying.

Design four types of block, one is used to assemble slabs, the second is used to assemble walls, the third is used to assemble floors and another to be assembled.

The goal of this block is to recycle all the garbage we generate and have a vision of these wastes, the engineer seeks social welfare in the state of Veracruz, is now working in conjunction with the state government to promote this innovative idea. This block is used for the construction of low-cost housing for people with limited resources.

It is planned to implement this type block for the design of prototypes of cheap houses which will have an area of ​​50 square meters.

For a house with this area requires three tons of garbage, that means that the recycling of waste is large and therefore will reduce the problem of garbage in Xalapa. Its advantages are that they reduce the construction time, the cost of the breed is 50%.

It is a very interesting article because it shows us that Mexicans use their knowledge for the common good.