Building Without Borders : Sustainable Construction for the Global Village

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ISBN: 9780865714816 | 0865714819
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 2/1/2004

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'Building Without Borders' describes pioneering efforts to create sustainable shelter for billions currently under-housed. It surveys projects around the world that are housing the homeless without destroying natural habitats to do so, by drawing upon local traditions such as bamboo, straw bale and earthen construction. Highly illustrated and popular in style, it includes case studies, technical information, and the latest thinking on truly sustainable construction, and advocates education and training as the means to empower local peoples to create houses for themselves.

Preface	p. xiii
Foreword	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Introduction	p. 1
Shelter and Sustainable Development	p. 5
Population Growth and the Global Housing Crisis	p. 5
Traditional versus Post-Industrial Building Techniques	p. 6
Sustainable Development and the Built Environment	p. 8
The Natural Building Revival	p. 8
Empowerment and the Participatory Development Process	p. 10
Social and Economic Considerations and Sustainable Development	p. 11
Gender Perspectives in Housing	p. 13
Policy, Affordability and Building Codes	p. 13
Toward Sustainability	p. 15
Case Study: Tlholego Development Project: A Sustainable Ecovillage in Rural South Africa	p. 16
Case Study: Straw Bale Construction in Anapra, Mexico	p. 23
Tech Box: The Pallet Truss: A Low-Cost Alternative Roof Structure	p. 27
Profile: Sri Laurie Baker, Architect	p. 30
Speaking the Vernacular: Mud versus Money in Africa, Asia, and the US Southwest	p. 35
Case Study: Woodless Construction: Saving Trees in the Sahel	p. 40
Case Study: Natural Building in Thailand: From the Earth a Village Is Born	p. 46
Profile: Elegant Solutions: The Work of Hassan Fathy	p. 50
Sustainable Building As Appropriate Technology	p. 55
Introduction	p. 55
Sustainable Building Materials and Building Systems	p. 56
The Basics of Climatically Adapted Design	p. 58
Other Key Issues for Building Designers	p. 62
Making Sure Things Work	p. 63
A Seven-Step Program for Addressing Problems with Housing, Resources, Health, Sustainable Food Production or Environmental Restoration	p. 65
Case Study: New Beginnings: The American Indian Housing Initiative	p. 68
Profile: Crow Girls' Winning Science Project is Not the Last Straw	p. 73
Tech Box: On Creating an Affordable Straw Bale House: A Cautionary Tale	p. 75
Case Study: Casas Que Cantan: Community Building in Mexico	p. 78
Tech Box: Straw-Clay Blocks	p. 82
Down to Earth Technology Transfer	p. 85
Local Solutions for Local Problems: Go with Questions	p. 86
Determining the Goal: Constructing a Building versus Technology Transfer	p. 87
Marketing: Selecting Target Populations and Building Types	p. 88
Rigor and Excellence: Build the Best Quality that Local Materials, Skills and Budget Will Allow	p. 89
Purism or Practicality	p. 90
Tile or Metal Roofs (Depending on Local Practice)	p. 90
Take the Long View: Innovate Incrementally	p. 93
Monitoring, Evaluation and Innovation	p. 93
Multi-Level Education	p. 95
Equal Investment - Everyone Pays, Everyone Plays	p. 96
Effective Training - Teaching Each Other and Empowering Local Building Professionals	p. 96
Case Study: Zopilote: Traditional, Colonial, and Ecological Building in Mexico	p. 98
Tech Box: Seismic Solutions for Straw Bale Construction	p. 101
Case Study: La Caravana: Mobile Training for Ecodevelopment in Latin America	p. 104
Tell, Show, Do: Teacher Training Programs for Tomorrow's Housing Solutions	p. 109
Disseminating the Information	p. 110
Training Methods	p. 112
Guidelines for Educational Aids	p. 112
Building in Post-Disaster Situations	p. 114
Case Study: Teaching Sustainable Settlement Design in Lesotho	p. 118
Case Study: Capacity Building on the Periphery of Brasilia, Brazil	p. 124
Tech Box: The Uses and Limits of Plaster Samples: Plastered Straw Bale Construction in China	p. 129
Sustainable Settlements: Rethinking Encampments for Refugees and Displaced Populations	p. 135
A Refugee Primer	p. 136
Rethinking the Design Issue	p. 138
Developing Projects	p. 139
An Energetic Flow of Ideas	p. 140
Emergent Themes	p. 141
Where Do We Go From Here?	p. 142
The Projects	p. 142
International Development Workers Training Institute	p. 150
Strategic Operations Planning (For Site Selection)	p. 151
Tech Box: Site Planning for Refugees: What to Ask	p. 152
Case Study: Grupo Sofonias: Knowledge in the Hands of the People	p. 155
Tech Box: Micro Concrete Roofing Tiles: Small-Scale Enterprises Create Local Jobs	p. 160
Case Study: "Vaccinating Homes:" Community-Based Disaster Mitigation in Central Vietnam	p. 163
Case Study: Normal Life after Disasters? Eight Years of Housing Lessons from Marathwada to Gujarat	p. 168
A Critical Overview of Sustainable Building Techniques	p. 175
Foundations	p. 175
Walls	p. 177
Roofs	p. 183
Waterproofing	p. 186
Insulation	p. 186
Wall Protection Systems	p. 187
Paints, Sealants and Finishes	p. 188
Floors	p. 189
Case Study: Affordable Housing from Local Materials in Ecuador	p. 190
Tech Box: The Revival of Bamboo Construction in Colombia	p. 193
Case Study: Natural Building in Poland	p. 196
Case Study: Low-Cost Housing Projects Using Earth, Sand, and Bamboo	p. 199
Tech Box: Small-Diameter Wood: An Underused Building Material	p. 202
Builders Without Borders Training Programs: An Educational Strategy for Sustainable Construction	p. 205
Notes	p. 215
Glossary	p. 221
Resources	p. 225
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