DocumentCode
53827
Title
The bigger picture - Concrete bubbles [Built Environment Construction]
Volume
9
Issue
9
fYear
2014
fDate
Oct. 2014
Firstpage
8
Lastpage
9
Abstract
These bubble homes could be the future of low-cost, environmentally-friendly housing. Binishells are created by covering a flat balloon-like bladder with reinforcing bars and wet concrete before gently inflating it to form a dome structure. The result is a highly adaptable building. The company licensing the technology claims it is perhaps "the greenest way to build ever invented". Said to be highly affordable because they use less labour and material in construction, homes are estimated to cost from ¿¿2,000 to build depending on the size.
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Engineering & Technology
Publisher
iet
ISSN
1750-9637
Type
jour
Filename
6965498
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