Comments on: Efficient & Affordable Wood House Made From Shipping Pallets! http://inhabitat.com/pallet-haus-an-efficient-affordable-modular-house/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Tue, 21 May 2013 14:17:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: aarvee http://inhabitat.com/pallet-haus-an-efficient-affordable-modular-house/comment-page-1/#comment-379737 aarvee Wed, 04 Apr 2012 05:55:54 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=100454#comment-379737 superbs ,,its an owesome reuse ,,i love this,,, superbs ,,its an owesome reuse ,,i love this,,,

]]> By: Ricanada http://inhabitat.com/pallet-haus-an-efficient-affordable-modular-house/comment-page-1/#comment-333317 Ricanada Sun, 15 May 2011 13:32:47 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=100454#comment-333317 Warning: While this sounds good on the surface...better to look a little deeper at all the environmental and human health issues associated with wooden pallets first! These include, among others, potentially high levels of carcinogenic formaldehyde and/or wood dust, paint, impregnated bacteria, exotic insect species (or, if not, methyl bromide used for fumigation), rusty nails or staples, emissions associated with transportation, to say nothing of the likely unsustainable forestry practices used in harvesting the wood.... Warning: While this sounds good on the surface…better to look a little deeper at all the environmental and human health issues associated with wooden pallets first! These include, among others, potentially high levels of carcinogenic formaldehyde and/or wood dust, paint, impregnated bacteria, exotic insect species (or, if not, methyl bromide used for fumigation), rusty nails or staples, emissions associated with transportation, to say nothing of the likely unsustainable forestry practices used in harvesting the wood….

]]> By: London's Jellyfish Theatre Made From Pallets Opens Today! | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World http://inhabitat.com/pallet-haus-an-efficient-affordable-modular-house/comment-page-1/#comment-252839 London's Jellyfish Theatre Made From Pallets Opens Today! | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:45:33 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=100454#comment-252839 [...] 800 shipping pallets and 750 sq meters of plywood and other material were donated to construct the theatre. Old-school [...] [...] 800 shipping pallets and 750 sq meters of plywood and other material were donated to construct the theatre. Old-school [...]

]]> By: Wind-Powered Winner of the Piraeus Tower Redesign Competition | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World http://inhabitat.com/pallet-haus-an-efficient-affordable-modular-house/comment-page-1/#comment-246185 Wind-Powered Winner of the Piraeus Tower Redesign Competition | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:45:52 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=100454#comment-246185 [...] which is meant to reconnect them with the natural environment. Finally, the leaves also act as a shade screen for the interior, protecting the building from the sun and encouraging natural ventilation and [...] [...] which is meant to reconnect them with the natural environment. Finally, the leaves also act as a shade screen for the interior, protecting the building from the sun and encouraging natural ventilation and [...]

]]> By: Be Palettø: A Pavilion Of Pallets Provide Pupils With a Place to Relax | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World http://inhabitat.com/pallet-haus-an-efficient-affordable-modular-house/comment-page-1/#comment-240462 Be Palettø: A Pavilion Of Pallets Provide Pupils With a Place to Relax | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Fri, 09 Jul 2010 05:01:06 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=100454#comment-240462 [...] School of Architecture in Denmark. The students used a limited palette of materials — well, only shipping pallets actually — and stacked them into a curvy strip to create a temporary pavilion. The [...] [...] School of Architecture in Denmark. The students used a limited palette of materials — well, only shipping pallets actually — and stacked them into a curvy strip to create a temporary pavilion. The [...]

]]> By: enfested http://inhabitat.com/pallet-haus-an-efficient-affordable-modular-house/comment-page-1/#comment-236734 enfested Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:20:28 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=100454#comment-236734 I love the houses too, but I wish we'd outlaw wood pallets already. They're a blight to our communities, and a conduit for many destructive items. Wood pallets are responsible for the Asian Longhorned Beetle in NYC: http://www.pallettruth.com/beetle-nyc-wood-infestation/ And fires across our country: http://www.pallettruth.com/wood-pallet-fires/ I don't have the answer for their replacement, but man, I can't take these wood pallets anymore. I love the houses too, but I wish we’d outlaw wood pallets already.

They’re a blight to our communities, and a conduit for many destructive items.
Wood pallets are responsible for the Asian Longhorned Beetle in NYC:
http://www.pallettruth.com/beetle-nyc-wood-infestation/

And fires across our country:
http://www.pallettruth.com/wood-pallet-fires/

I don’t have the answer for their replacement, but man, I can’t take these wood pallets anymore.

]]> By: Komu http://inhabitat.com/pallet-haus-an-efficient-affordable-modular-house/comment-page-1/#comment-222778 Komu Mon, 03 May 2010 07:03:07 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=100454#comment-222778 I love this. I love this.

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