Papercreters: [papercreters] Re: New one in Peru -South America-

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

[papercreters] Re: New one in Peru -South America-

Ashok

Have you tried using tetrapaks in place of paper? I havent tried it, but I seem to remember hearing someone that managed to get it to work. I assume they'd be harder to pulp, and might need chopping before pulping. They have far lower value than paper.

--- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "ashokchand2000" <ashokchand2000@...> wrote:
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> Dear Marco,
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> I am trying something similar here in Pune, India.
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> The first step I am taking is to get the raw material cost of one cubic foot of papercrete mix below the wholesale price of one cubic foot of conventional bricks.
> This is tough to do as used newsprint as other economic uses in India and sells at four times the cost of rock aggregate that it replaces in concrete.
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> Second I am trying to get a good engineering college to certify the strength of the bricks produced.
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> Thirdly I am looking at uses such as making chicken coops (in good demand) rather than making houses in which people live. Just imagine a conversation between yourself and your wife where you tell her that the first house that the family will own is made of paper!
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> Let us see how it goes.
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> Regards
> Ashok
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> --- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "Arq. Marco Bravo Camino" <bravo5_marco@> wrote:
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> > Hi to everybody;
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> > I´m writting to all of you who believe in dreams.
> > Now i´m trying to realize mine. its about my professional tesis. I studied architecture and want to apply the use of papercrete in houses to poor people in my country. I´ve read almost everything about it and now is the time to make it real. In a short time I´ll move to the town I choose for this application and want to share every step with you all.
> > The most difficult item isn´t constructive or technologich, iT´S TO MAKE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND PAPERCRETE IS A CONVENIENT MATERIAL. If anyone has make has made a similar aplication please contact me. Otherwise i´ll keep in touch to share my experience and hear all your suggestions.
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> > A very huge hug.
> > Bach, Arq. Marco Bravo
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