This fella built his home using materials recycled from Boston's Big Dig project. It's built from dismantled remnants of the temporary highway structures used during the Big Dig's construction, that was otherwise destined to the trash heap. I'm not clear on the cost of this project; I wonder if the $645,000 price tag included the $410,000 cost of the land. There are some definite advantages for the reuse of these temporary roadways, the materials are of much superior quality and can support 4x the loads compared to ones typical in building contruction, which may allow for a more effective utilization of the space, as well as requiring a smaller energy impact on the environment. It seems to have great potential for significantly reducing material waste and the total energy requirements of large infrastructure projects.
CBS Article
Architecture Firm Website
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Very cool, modern house.
Good to see something useful came out of the Big Dig project!
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