Innovative hurricane-resistant house build from over 600,000 recycled plastic bottles

Using recycling plastic in an innovative way, architectures have now created a house which is not only hurricane resistant, but also is made from over 600,000 recycled plastic bottles.

To give an economic and quick building solution, which is simple, modern and durable, Canadian firm JD Composites has built its first innovative concept house, called ‘Beach House’, from about 612,000 recycled plastic bottles, which is also hurricane resistant.

“Our idea isn’t to make custom homes for couples looking to build a new dream home,” co-owner Joel German told New Atlas. “Our goal is to get in line with projects that allow for volume sales – smaller dwellings, shelters, sheds, offices, sleeping barracks. Disaster relief shelters are definitely on our radar.”

They worked along with Ontario-based company Armacell, who assembled the wall panels for the house by using PET (polyethylene terephthalate) core foam green technology. The panels were made by melting down around 612,000 recycled plastic bottles into tiny beads form, and then placed them through an extensive extruding process.

More than 184 panels were used to build the home and each panel was shape and cut manually as per the design. The house features a larger kitchen, open living room, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, rooftop terrace and an indoor BBQ room, as per New Atlas.

The prefabricated panels also give the home good insulation, durability, protection from moisture and mold, and also the ability to be assembled onsite within a matter of days or weeks. Also, after tests, the panels proved to be strong enough to withstand extreme wind force, just like that in category 5 hurricane.

“The house is rot resistant, mildew resistant, termite resistant in warmer climates,” co-owner David Saulnier told Hants. “It’s just an efficient, structurally insulated panel made with green material.”