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Lego-like Blocks Used for Army Housing in Phillippines


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Yes, the LEGO Movie is coming out soon and the front page is absolutely swamped with updates and set reviews, but let's all take a moment to appreciate the <a href='http://www.philstar.com/news-feature/2014/01/07/1276005/lego-type-houses-eyed-soldiers' target='offsite'>construction techniques</a> being used to provide army troops with affordable and practical housing in the Phillippines: using prefabricated materials assembled in small "blocks" made from styrofoam, fiberglass, steel bars and cement, a house can be built with minimal supervision and effort in under 30 days and costs anywhere from P5,000 to P200,000 less than standard low-cost housing in the area. The technique is already being used to provide housing for the poor in urban areas in Malaysia.

 

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I used to see articles all the time promoting concepts for futuristic modular housing as "like building a house out of LEGO". Most of the time, it wasn't very much like that at all. This seems like it is, though. Simple modular blocks for making buildings. I wonder if they need anything like mortar to seal them together or if it really is as simple as stacking blocks to build a complete wall.

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