"A sustainable school in Uruguay"

A sustainable school in Uruguay



Camila Smaldone.
4to Ed. Social

Did you know there’s a state-run rural school built with 60% of recycled materials and 40% of traditional materials?

"A sustainable school" is a project designed and developed by the civil society organization Tagma (Uruguay).

It consists of the creation of the first sustainable public school in Latin America, based on a self-sustaining buil. It was created in the small town of Jaureguiberry (Canelones, Uruguay) in February 2016.

The school was founded thanks to the non-profit organisation Tagma, with fundamental support in the building process from Earthsip Biotecture, which for more than 45 years has been devoted to building self-sustaining homes.

The building process was another school itself, a practical course on biotecture was organized for young and adults coming from 30 countries including a Uruguayan team of change agents committed to share their knowledge.
It took just seven weeks build the school’s main building measuring 270 sq m.
The school has room for 100 boys and girls.

What are the basic principles that guided the construction of the school?
In keeping with the Earthship method of construction, the school has been built with:

• Natural and recycled materials: 60% recycled materials (tyres, glass and plastic bottles, tin cans and cardboard).

• Solar heat and thermal mass: constant temperature.

• Electricity from the sun: the school is totally self-sustaining as regards electrical consumption as the supply is guaranteed by its solar panels and storage batteries.

• Water harvesting: the roof of the building captures enough rainwater for the school’s consumption needs.

• Wastewater: the system reuses grey water inside the building and for the vegetable garden, while the black water is sent out to a septic tank made from recycled materials, which empties into a botanical cell that works like a wetland.

• Food production: the indoor vegetable garden is designed to produce food all year round, which provides breakfast for the children and the school staff.


The implementation of this innovative technology at a state primary school required the collaboration of the public sector (Public Administration of Education, Ministry of Education and Culture, Faculty of Architecture, Ministry of Environment, Municipality) and the private sector (companies), along with the expert organization Earthship Biotecture and the local community (Neighbours’ Association, Parents Committee, environmental organizations).
Tagma is a newborn organization founded with the vision of promoting alternative responsible ways of inhabiting the planet and using the natural resources, which led to the mission of building knowledge, raising awareness, training key community actors and constructing self-sustainable buildings that could encourage and represent this new culture in Uruguay.


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  1. Gabriela21 de octubre de 2017 a las 11:08

    Good choice! As I told you before, it's great to see how other cultures value our sustainable actions.

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