• 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