SAFE AFFORDABLE HOMES IN DEVELOPING NATIONS
REBUILD BETTER AFTER DESASTERS, videos of 3 systems presented at safe-homes web site!
A quick overview is presented below.
The EcoShell 1 is an affordable, super-strong structure that can withstand hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, fire, termites and rot. If you are going into an area, where cement is not available see the Earth Bag option at the bottom of the page or if your primary building material is Rubble Stone be sure to check out gabion bands.
A few good workers can build a 20-foot EcoShell in less than a week. For a 6-meter dome, you need approximately 50 bags of cement, 2500’ roll of basalt reinforcing, about 5 cubic meters of small size concrete aggregate, an Airform with tie down angles, a small inflator fan and a few workers primarily with hand tools. I would also take a patch kit for the Airform just in case it is damaged.
If you are planning a mission’s trip, you will find the following thesis helpful. Go to the web page below and click on view the manual here.
Lora Garrison, daughter of Don Garrison, Monolithic’s Manager of Airform Production, recently completed her Master’s Thesis. Lora has been working toward a MA degree in Arts in Community Leadership at Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her 40-page thesis, DFTW International Volunteer: Training Manual includes DFTW’s goals, values and management; the construction and use ofEcoShells; and virtually everything related to visiting, evaluating, and improving the lives of people living in poverty.
The address below will take you to a link page that has information on three types of building systems depending on what type of material that is available in the area plus good information on group planning for missions or disaster reconstruction. There are videos at the safe-homes web site below on all three building systems.
In this video, David South describes the simple construction of a Monolithic Ecoshells.
The Ecoshell is not insolated, it is for warmer climates. If dome construction is desired for its strength, in a cold climate you would build a Monolithic Dome it is insolated.
Very interesting!
Today my foundation is working on ideas on how to fast-track the rebuilding processes after natural disasters.
Definitely we are thinking right now on the financial aspects (and how to improve the timing and effectiveness of the response), but one of the major challenges is rebuilding the homes as you point out.
I believe your input would be so valuable! Please check out the post we published today on this subject and give us your opinion:
https://steemit.com/blockchain/@cryptotequila/blockchain-vs-hurricanes-let-s-think-outside-the-box
For speed, safety and economy in warmer climates with cement available, the ecoshell is a good choice. A 3or 4-man crew could build one in 5 or 6 days and if basalt rebar is used it will last for centuries!
You can reuse the air form, about 100 times or more before replacing it. See David Souths video at:
If cement is not available use earth-bag construction or rubble stone with gabion bands see videos and a link to the engineer that developed the gabion band system at:
http://safe-homes.weebly.com/
For organizational helps check out Lora Garrison’s Master’s Thesis on International Volunteer Training Manual
http://www.dftw.org/news-feed/dftw-featured-in-master-s-thesis
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I hope this helps
Dave (retred-early)
Thank you very much!! Utterly useful!