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Sustainable blocks to build your own house

Graham Watson

18th June 2021

This Reuters clip looks at how a German company has started to produce environmentally-friendly blocks to allow for building projects across the world.

The blocks are recyclable, reusable and mobile, which should allow for people to build and rebuild their homes in line with their changing needs and have less of an environmental impact. The company has already built 100 houses in Namibia with these blocks.

Sustainable blocks to build your own house

Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to tutor2u, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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