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Center Island :Center Island A Plastic Bottle - Biorock Island
The Idea is: :The Idea is: To create
a Floating Biorock
on Plastic Bottles
How do we do that? :How do we do that? We build rigid steel compartments
Leave access doors in each compartment
Fill the compartments with plastic bottles
Float & assemble the compartments
Add shade netting on top of the compartments
Add sand and soil on top of the netting
Plant mangroves & palm trees
Build a Marine Research Center
Build a Classroom
And here is the Plan: :And here is the Plan:
And the Size :And the Size 123 m2 in total
Am I… :Am I…
It has all been done before! :It has all been done before!
When asked,Thomas Goreau said: :When asked,Thomas Goreau said: “It is very do-able if we have a
Rigid Frame
and enough
Plastic Bottles”
A Floating Biorock :A Floating Biorock Built by Chris Brown and Thomas Goreau Funded by the Australian Government
Richie Sowa’s Spiral Island :Richie Sowa’s Spiral Island After only 3 Years Built on PLASTIC BOTTLES!
And here is How it Works :And here is How it Works +
The Compartments :The Compartments =
Assembling the Compartments :Assembling the Compartments
Let’s see how to Start! :Let’s see how to Start!
Assembling Compartments :Assembling Compartments
Assembling Compartments :Assembling Compartments
Assembling Compartments :Assembling Compartments
Assembling Compartments :Assembling Compartments
Assembling Compartments :Assembling Compartments
Assembling Compartments :Assembling Compartments
Assembling Compartments :Assembling Compartments
Assembling Compartments :Assembling Compartments
Assembling Compartments :Assembling Compartments
Adding Bollards, :Adding Bollards,
Soil, Sand and Mangroves :Soil, Sand and Mangroves
Plants and Trees :Plants and Trees
Add Solar Energy, :Add Solar Energy,
Add Solar Energy, :Add Solar Energy,
Wind & Wave Power :Wind & Wave Power
A Data Collection Center :A Data Collection Center
And a Classroom :And a Classroom
Add Some Fancy Stuff :Add Some Fancy Stuff
& Some Detail Work :& Some Detail Work
Building Center Island - Part 1 :Building Center Island - Part 1
8 x 12,5 m3 = 100 m34 x 10,0 m3 = 40 m3 :8 x 12,5 m3 = 100 m34 x 10,0 m3 = 40 m3 140 m3 Storage Room
Some Extra Strength :Some Extra Strength Some Strutting
And then Plastic Bottles! :And then Plastic Bottles!
What Do We Need ? :What Do We Need ? 720 Meters of Construction Iron a 9mm
260 Meters of Construction Iron a 12mm
21 Rolls of Fence Wire a 20m2 (or more iron)
65 Meters of Water Pipe + 56 Corners (doors)
48’000 Plastic Bottles (4000 Boxes)
130m2 Plastic Netting (Shade Nets)
40 Tons of Sand and Soil
Building Material
SPONSORS for Electricity Equipment
Man- and Women Power, lots of it!
Koh Sun!We Can Do It! :Koh Sun!We Can Do It!
Fin :Fin Copyright 2009 G.Urben