When they hear the word “Styrofoam”, most people think about disposable food containers or packaging material, but for one Japanese modular home manufacturer, it is the building material of the future. Its increasingly popular Styrofoam dome houses are highly earthquake-resistant, super cheap and quick to build, and have very high thermal insulating properties. What’s not to like?
日本の会社は、軽量の発泡スチロールの住宅が10年以上にわたり地震に抵抗していることについて説いていたが、昨年の熊本災害で、それはマーケティングだけではないと人々に確信した。超軽量の発泡スチロール製のピースは、ドームハウスを約80kgしか持たないため、その形状とポストやビームの必要性がないため、強力な地震に対して非常に頑丈です。 The Japanese company had been preaching about the resistance of its lightweight Styrofoam homes to earthquakes, for over a decade, but it was last year’s Kumamoto disaster that finally convinced people that it was more than just marketing. The ultra-lightweight Styrofoam pieces that are glued together to create a dome house only weight about 80 kg, which combined with its shape and the lack of a need for posts and beams just makes it very sturdy to strong earthquakes.
