Turn waste to homes

Challenge:

The potential for upcycling waste plastic and using it as a resource for 3D printing of homes was at this time enormous. On the supply side, the world today produces 300 million tonnes of plastic, of which only 10% is recycled today. Approx. 270 million tonnes are burned, end up in landfills or in the sea. In WOHN’s concept, the waste plastic is used as the structural supporting material, and 3D prints the home in one piece in a sandwich construction. Plastic shavings or waste styrene are used as insulation material, which is blown into the sandwich construction.

Solution:

The problem to be solved was that plastic, in its basic form, did not comply with the building regulations’ requirements for structural integrity for half an hour in the event of a fire and was altogether a completely new product and resource being introduced into the construction industry via WOHN. Therefore, the goal of the project was to give the solution the blue stamp and document the solution through the function-based strength & fire strategy, where the product met BR18 fire requirements.

Effect: