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Cardboard Houses of the Future

by Collin Dunn, Corvallis, OR, USA on 03.27.08
Design & Architecture

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From rocking the cardboard cradle to the cardboard coffin, there isn't much you can't do with cardboard. We've seen green furniture cut from cardboard, some called Bloxes and cardboard lighting and even cars made from the recyclable wunder-material, and have even seen what makes a cardboard house a home. For anyone who thinks cardboard boxes aren't good enough to live in, sink your teeth into this: the Cardboard House of the Future.

TreeHugger Warren first spied it a few years back (it was even more futuristic then), noting that if "it was recycled, the house would save 12 cubic metres of landfill, 39 trees and 30,000 litres of water" -- not too shabby. It isn't as spacious as the Motorola House of the Future or as funky (or full of plastic) as the Monsanto House of the Future, but there is something to be said for an 85% recycled, 100% recyclable house. And you can even buy one today (for $32,204), built it tomorrow and live it in by the weekend.

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From their site, "A cardboard house places the least demand on resources and encourages people to shift their preconceptions about the 'typical Australian house'. Many Australians enjoy camping on their holidays, easily shifting their lifestyle from the rigidity of the urban home to the freedom of the campsite.

cardboard-house-of-the-future3.jpg"Being extremely low cost and transportable, the Cardboard House could be used in a wide variety of applications. You could live in one while your permanent house is being built or renovated, for emergency housing, or for short-term accommodation."

Nice. And what happens when it rains? The roof is waterproof, thanks to HDPE plastic (that's #2 plastic), which is also used for water storage tanks under the house. Get all the details at ::Houses of the Future via ::DVICE

Comments (10)

So it replaces a cabin? When you are not using it you fold it up and store it? Interesting. I honestly don't know how practical, as $30,000 is a bit much for a disposable house.

I hate to be negative but I just have to say that that is the most expensive cardboard box ever.

jump to top harvey_birdman says:

It seems like an ingenious idea, but I think the price is a bit high.

jump to top Joyce says:

In my day we just used a refrigerator box.

jump to top calenth says:

what happens when it rains?

jump to top brooke says:

Not the type to READ first before asking, Brooke?

From the ARTICLE:

"And what happens when it rains? The roof is waterproof, thanks to HDPE plastic (that's #2 plastic), which is also used for water storage tanks under the house."

jump to top Mr. Obvious says:

well that isn't flammable at all..

jump to top PS says:

wouldn't it melt? i like in kentucky, so rains come spaztically, so i don't think this'd be able to replace a cabin
it's a good thought though... (maybe not a $30,000 thought, but still a good one...) lol

jump to top drakee1229 says:

It is expensive at $30,000 but this price includes several other benefits, "... the house would save 12 cubic metres of landfill, 39 trees and 30,000 litres of water...". Obviously, those benefits would also help other human kind as well as yourself. Now, does the price seem more reasonable??? I am not sure myself.

jump to top JJ says:

this is realy googd but wunt it be cold

jump to top matty ellis says:

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