Binishell
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Binishells are reinforced concrete
thin-shell structure
s that are lifted and shaped by low air pressure. They were invented in the 1960s by Dr. Dante Bini who built 1,600 of them in 23 countries. The original Binishells are circular in plan and are reinforced via a system of springs and re-bar. Uses range from school
s, housing
, tourist villages, sports arenas, storage, silo
s and discothèques. More recently the system is being re-launched by Dante Bini's son Nicoló Bini, AIA. Improvements to the original system include greater architectural flexibility, compliance to international building code
s, simplification of the construction
process and integration of latest material and passive heating/cooling
technologies. The new system is the fastest and perhaps the least expensive and greenest way to build ever devised. The new binishells system is illustrated at http://binishells.com/ while the original system and other technologies developed by Dr. Dante Bini can be found at http://binisystems.com/
Reinforced concrete
Reinforced concrete is concrete in which reinforcement bars , reinforcement grids, plates or fibers have been incorporated to strengthen the concrete in tension. It was invented by French gardener Joseph Monier in 1849 and patented in 1867. The term Ferro Concrete refers only to concrete that is...
thin-shell structure
Thin-shell structure
Thin-shell structures are light weight constructions using shell elements. These elements are typically curved and are assembled to large structures...
s that are lifted and shaped by low air pressure. They were invented in the 1960s by Dr. Dante Bini who built 1,600 of them in 23 countries. The original Binishells are circular in plan and are reinforced via a system of springs and re-bar. Uses range from school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
s, housing
House
A house is a building or structure that has the ability to be occupied for dwelling by human beings or other creatures. The term house includes many kinds of different dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to free standing individual structures...
, tourist villages, sports arenas, storage, silo
Silo
A silo is a structure for storing bulk materials.Silo may also refer to:* Silo , a 3D modeling software* Silo , a defunct chain of retail electronics stores* SILO , used in Linux...
s and discothèques. More recently the system is being re-launched by Dante Bini's son Nicoló Bini, AIA. Improvements to the original system include greater architectural flexibility, compliance to international building code
Building code
A building code, or building control, is a set of rules that specify the minimum acceptable level of safety for constructed objects such as buildings and nonbuilding structures. The main purpose of building codes are to protect public health, safety and general welfare as they relate to the...
s, simplification of the construction
Construction
In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
process and integration of latest material and passive heating/cooling
Cooling
Cooling is the transfer of thermal energy via thermal radiation, heat conduction or convection. It may also refer to:-Techniques:* Air conditioning* Air cooling* Computer cooling* Cryogenics* Conduction * Infrared solar cells* Laser cooling...
technologies. The new system is the fastest and perhaps the least expensive and greenest way to build ever devised. The new binishells system is illustrated at http://binishells.com/ while the original system and other technologies developed by Dr. Dante Bini can be found at http://binisystems.com/