With the world burning with the consequences of global warming, am sure one would take interest in the SugarCube House. It is no simple house, designed by California engineer David Wilson.
It is designed to sequester carbon dioxide and withstand all kinds of extreme weather. Building the house, the designer has used standard commonly-available construction materials – building with which, are easier and cheaper compared to traditional homes.
The beams of the house are made of farm-grown trees, providing a ready market for this plantation wood. At the same time, it also avoids the cutting of wild or old-growth wood.
Strong and light, the resulting structure does not require almost any foundation, again reducing the use of concrete — another large producer of carbon dioxide. The SugarCube house is placed on simple pads — one on each corner — or on stilts for avoiding flood waters.
