Purac supports Biobased Kids House with PLA roof insulation
05 June 2012. Back
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On 4 June 2012 a Biobased Kidshouse sponsored by Purac was
opened by the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and
Innovation. The Biobased Kidshouse is an initiative of BE-Basic, an
international public-private partnership, funded by the Dutch
government in the field of sustainable chemistry and ecology. The
biobased kidshouse intends to educate children with respect to
biobased materials, in order to promote a biobased economy towards
future generations.
The Biobased Kids House is located in the area Education &
Innovation, next to the 'My Green World' pavillion at the Floriade
in Venlo, The Netherlands, and has been created entirely from
innovative, biobased building materials. Every part of the house
has been produced from materials based on natural resources and the
materials can easily be reused or recycled. Some examples include
wall switches and cable ducts made from bioplastics and roof
insulation panels made from expanded PLA foam. The project
demonstrates how biobased construction can reduce our dependency on
fossil fuels.
The official opening of the Biobased Kids House took place on
Monday 4th June and was done by the Dutch Minister of Economic
Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation Mr. Verhagen.
Rop Zoetemeyer, former CTO of Purac, comments: "This project is
a good example of educating our children about the opportunities of
biobased materials in order to stimulate the next generations to
develop a thorough biobased economy".
On the picture: Mr. Verhagen and school
children