Treeplast ®
As an element of the S-House, a special screw “Treeplast” was developed that fixes straw bales and other components. The thread and the gauge of the screw were designed and analysed with inspiration from biomimicry. The screw is an engineered wood in a sense that it is mainly made of lignin and cellulose. For the moulding, a computer aided optimisation process was employed. The screw minimises the thermal-bridge loss during the use phase of the building, and it is biodegradable at the end of its life time.
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