Greensavers: First tire of Póvoa do Lanhoso's new ecological building launched on Friday

Article published on the Greensavers website, about the launch of the 1st tire of the Utopia Building, on May 7, 2014.

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"The ceremony to lay the first stone - in this case, the first tire - of the headquarters of the Plako technology takes place this Friday, May 9, at 11am in Póvoa do Lanhoso. 

The ecological building will use almost two thousand used tires and will be built in Águas Santas, near the Cávado river. The building will be called Utopia and will reuse two thousand used tires using a construction technique developed by eco-architect Michael Reynolds, which will reduce carbon emissions by 70% and will have higher energy efficiency levels than conventional construction materials".