Engineer builds earthquake resistant house using recyclable plastic

Through a publication on its website, the University of Guadalajara launched the home-building method created by Mexican engineer Ramón Martín Espinosa Solís, who designed and created plastic sheets for the manufacture of environmentally friendly homes - thanks to recycling. materials - and have important advantages, such as being more economical, able to regulate temperature, humidity and resist earthquakes.

“In this house there is no air conditioning, and the temperature difference with the outside is about 6 ° C. This is due to the insulating materials that cause a slow heat transmission. In addition, the bioclimatic architectural design allows cross ventilation so that the heat that transmits the material from the outside to the interior is eradicated, ”explained Solís.

Another plus point is the construction time, since building a 50 m² house requires a period of four weeks, while a house of conventional materials takes between three and four months. “This house will never have moisture, nor will it need to maintain the plastic plate, which has a degradation period of over 100 years, while a conventional construction has a life span of 50 to 70 years, ” added the Mexican.

The idea of ​​using plastic plates to protect against earthquakes is due to the fact that, according to Solís, rigid materials tend to break even if the construction has a good structure. While plastic materials absorb telluric movements, they are flexible.

Sustainable - Plastic takes more than 400 years to decompose, yet it has accumulated in seas, rivers and land. This type of project contributes to the environment as this material is used in the creation of these boards for the construction of houses - shampoo bottles, milk bottles, broken chairs, etc. are used.