Remember the petrocasas we told you about back in March? These affordable, eco-friendly homes made of waste generated by oil refining are now being used to ease a housing shortage in Cuba. Reuters reports that 40 new petrocasas are being built per day to reach a total number of 14,000 this year.
Petrocasas are donated or sold at a low cost to needy families. They are pre-fabricated, and are made from polyvinyl chloride, a recycled plastic.
The houses are an innovative way to pursue sustainable development and raise the standard of living among poor communities while helping to mitigate the environmental impact of oil refining. They are just one way in which Venezuela is helping Latin American countries achieve a greener future.
[...] June 25, 2008 by VenWorld We love petrocasas, the eco-friendly houses that are taking poor families out of the crumbling barrios in Venezuela and also in Cuba. [...]
venezuela gracias por desenterrar poco apoco ,nuestra historia .nuestro imperio incaico,q bien hablo bolivar,y por ayudar a bolivia,la hija predilecta de bolivar.indo america despierta ,las almas traidas de africa.este pueblo estubo programado educativamente para la miseria desde su infancia ……si eres pobre vas al cielo….
tried this in any african country yet?will be a great idea.