The (Scrap) House That Google Earth Built

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Check out this house built from mostly recycled material, much of which was scouted using Google Earth. Doesn't look like a house made of junk, does it?

"We kept our eyes open for storage places and visited all the factories—where we made sure to go in through the back door," says Jongert. They even scanned Google Earth for brownfields and abandoned-looking buildings, the telltale signs of defunct industry—and possible scrap material.
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That is very neat and green. I wonder what the neighbors think, however.
 
"We kept our eyes open for storage places and visited all the factories—where we made sure to go in through the back door,"

they should be in jail sounds like they just went around stealing stuff to me. Its just like the copper this who steal all the wire form buildings they all belong in jail. now if they asked first then its ok
 
too bad only 60 percent was from from old stuff. I got a feeling all those big glass windows were not old.
 
glass is not a big deal the biggest reason to recycle glass is to keep it out of the landfills and dumps.
 
It looks nice but there is no way it would stand up to a hurricane.
 
It looks nice but there is no way it would stand up to a hurricane or an earthquake.
 
It looks nice but there is no way it would stand up to a hurricane or an earthquake or a tsunami.
 
It looks nice but there is no way it would stand up to a hurricane or an earthquake or a tsunami or other people like them who are looking for "scrap" to build their own versions of this "house".
 
thax said:
"We kept our eyes open for storage places and visited all the factories—where we made sure to go in through the back door,"

they should be in jail sounds like they just went around stealing stuff to me. Its just like the copper this who steal all the wire form buildings they all belong in jail. now if they asked first then its ok
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Yeah, the 'recycling' they are doing is actually commonly referred to as "stealing". At least they confessed to the crime.
 
Was a bit interested until I read this.
The benefit of this approach, which Jongert and Bergsma like to call "recyclicity" or "superuse," is, of course, a greatly reduced construction carbon footprint, due to material recycling and lower transportation costs.
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Why would you be interested in something until they mention carbon footprint? It either is interesting or it isn't...

Anyway, I would be concerned about toxicity levels if they're taking crap out of old industrial sites. Who knows what kind of chemicals or even irradiation those materials have been exposed to.
 
I don't believe hurricanes are a huge problem in the Netherlands :p
 
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