Colombian Builder Creates Homes Literally Made of Coffee, Saves the Day After Hurricane Iota

Colombian Builder Creates Homes Literally Made of Coffee, Saves the Day After Hurricane Iota
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Jenni Julander
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More and more, home builders are looking into eco-friendly alternatives to the standard way of building homes. One new type of home in Colombia is being made from an unlikely and Earth-friendly building material: coffee.

But this doesn’t mean perfectly good coffee beans are going to waste; these homes incorporate coffee husks, a disposable byproduct of the bean, in their building materials.

Jenni Julander
Jenni Julander
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Jenni Julander is a writer based in the Rocky Mountains, where she received her writing education. She covers human interest and trending news for The Epoch Times.
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