AWARD YEAR
2021
CATEGORY
Community
GOALS
Sustainable Cities & Communities, Responsible Consumption & Production
KEYWORDS
Construction, coffee, building material, sustainable materials
COUNTRY
Colombia
DESIGNED BY
Wood Pecker
WEBSITE
https://woodpecker.com.co/
Woodpecker
Lightweight construction system (kit) for social houses, classrooms and bathrooms.
A Colombian company that manufactures and sells products made of WPC (wood plastic composites) made of coffe husk and polymers. State of the art machinery. A big manufacturing facility located in Bogota, Colombia for producing 3.000 houses/year. National and international experience (exports to Mexico and caribbean). The main advantages of this material are: High resistance and durability, eco-friendly, resistant to environment, nice appearence, easy maintenance, splinter free, resitant to termites, self extinguishing.
The main products we produce are:
1) A lightweight construction system (kit) for social infraestructure (houses, classrooms, etc). Around 350.000m2 of WPC material installed to date.
2) WPC decking. Decks for outdoor use ideal for terraces, docks, pools, et al.