Reconstruction aid underway in Ukraine: Rebuilding homes by replacing rubble with Lego-style bricks
Mobile Crisis Construction (MCC), an Australian non-profit organization, is developing a machine that can connect cement, glass and rubble like Lego blocks to rebuild destroyed homes, which will be used to help rebuild Ukraine after it was devastated by the Russian invasion.
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The machine developed by MCC mixes rubble with soil, including locally collected clay, water and cement to create building blocks that can be assembled like Lego.
The blocks to be created look like this:
The blocks are shaped like Lego blocks, with a protrusion on the top and a depression on the bottom, so they can be assembled by fitting them together.
Using rubble as the main material for construction blocks significantly reduces costs and at the same time eliminates the need to transport new materials, making it possible to quickly and efficiently rebuild destroyed buildings.
In addition, brick blocks made from clay require large-scale equipment that is heat-resistant, and the molded blocks need to be dried and then heated to a high temperature of about 1000 degrees, which requires a lot of time and effort. On the other hand, cement blocks eliminate these processes.
Additionally, MCC's block factories are mobile and housed in shipping containers that can be transported around the world, making them ideal for locations with limited electricity or poor infrastructure.
According to MCC, it can produce up to 8,000 bricks a day and estimates it can produce enough bricks to build 10 small houses or a school building within three days.
Manfred Himm, the creator of MCC's mobile brick factory, said, 'When I saw this old woman sitting in front of her completely destroyed house, my heart was deeply broken. And in my heart, I knew I could help her.' Blake Stacey, also the creator of the factory, said, 'If you're a doctor, you save people who are hurt as part of your job. I make bricks, so I can save people by doing my job. It's a labor of love.'
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