Comments on: Heineken Wobo Bottle: A Solution To Sustainable Housing Before its Time

By: Heineken Aims for World’s Greenest Brewer Title in 10 Years

Heineken Aims for World’s Greenest Brewer Title in 10 Years — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 22:02:43 +0000

[...] to “Become the Best Beer Company in a Better World.” Now Heineken, perhaps mindful of its Wobo bottle legacy (1960s bottles shaped like building blocks), has announced its ambition to become the world’s [...]

By: Vanilla Gorilla

Vanilla Gorilla — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:50:15 +0000

This is perfect. I can already see these Heineken huts all over New York City

By: Sony & WWF Search for Tech Solutions for Environmental Challenges | Triple Pundit: People, Planet, Profit

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 09:02:19 +0000

[...] begin with the very specific suggestions. One idea relives Heineken’s 1960s idea of forming glass bottles into building blocks in order to provide more affordable and sustainable [...]

By: Heineken Going Green « Brewess

Heineken Going Green « Brewess — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:34:27 +0000

By: inc

inc — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 06:57:18 +0000

We need WOBOs. Yes, You could fill as many or as few as you'd like. Fill them with water, sand, dirt, wool, hay, etc.

By: Crissa

Crissa — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:43:29 +0000

It's actually very durable as-is. Bottles from the 60s were much thicker than modern bottles, to reduce breakage. There are tile blocks very similar to these bottles which are available for sale, and were very common forty or eighty years ago, but now are only seen in the most artsy homes and 50s diners. And yet, we can make them more cheaply than ever. And it's very insulating, conducts light, and can conduct heat if positioned correctly.

By: Crissa

Crissa — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 01:43:29 +0000

By: frank the home insurance guy

frank the home insurance guy — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:21:06 +0000

Maybe the reason these were discontinued was that Heineken was concerned somehow about a liability issue down the road

By: topher

topher — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:01:53 +0000

brilliant idea, fill the bottles with sand if you want to avoid the glass houses.

By: AllQuickEasyRecipes.com

AllQuickEasyRecipes.com — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:34:39 +0000

nice bottles :)
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By: Alex Speers

Alex Speers — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:56:12 +0000

We folks from the Kootenays (British Columbia) are WAY AHEAD of this. See the Glass House
http://www.michaelkluckner.com/bciw4glasshouse.html
There is also a poor imitation that used to exist on the (BC) Island Highway.
CHeers,
Alex

By: cklr

cklr — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:02:00 +0000

we need to start a campaign for WOBOs!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:13:05 +0000

I don’t know what kind of shape the masons would be in after drinking enough bricks for a days work. lol.

By: Mike Wilson

Mike Wilson — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:50:43 +0000

My understanding was that the board of Heineken at the time were extremely nervous about Alfred’s radical idea and thought it was going to destroy the company. As a result the idea was shut down. I can’t find my source for that info though…