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What?
Manufacture
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Mass Production
Properties
Strength
Commercial Acceptance
Case Studies
What
What...Papercrete is a construction
material which consists of
re-pulped paper fiber with
Portland cemend or clay/
and or other soil added
Why...
Manufacture
Paper...May be old newspapers
Soak...
Mix...
Pour...
Mass Production
Mason Greenstar...Only
Materials...comprised of recycled
Material Properties
Good insulator...Paper fibres
Lightweight...papercrete blocks
are 80% air and thus are less
than a third of the weight of
a comparably-sized adobe
brick
Sound-proofing...can be
applied as a sound-proofing
Material Properties
Works as a Sponge...Cured
Material Strength
Compressive Strength...is
Commercial Acceptance
Code...As of 2007, papercrete lacks
Application...Cannot be used as a
Case Study
Tijuana House Prototype
This prototypes incorporates
a recycled plastic bottle
thermal mass wall system, a
low-cost window prototype,
low-cost green roof, and
papercrete walls
Climate...Mild-temperatures during
the winter ranges from 5 C to
23 C, and in the summer
ranges from 18 C to 30 C
Where..
Case Study
Papercrete...
plan
section
Case Study
Dome... The Freeform Dome is
Where..
Case Study
Cheap Shelter.. A barn-
Where..
References
Implementing Papercrete in a Low Cost Housing Prototype for Tijuana, Mexico
Matthew Jade West
Case Studies: http://makepapercrete.com/Houses-Made-From-Papercrete.html
General Info: http://www.greenhomebuilding.com/articles/papercrete.htm
Strengths: http://www.livinginpaper.com/tests.htm
Manufacture: http://www.livinginpaper.com/tests.htm