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A Sustainable (Re)Building Solution for Haiti | |
Date | Thursday March 31 |
Time | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
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Location Details | |
Ecology Center 2530 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, Ca, 94702 |
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Event Type | Teach-In |
Organizer/Author | Beck Cowles |
Berkeley architect Martin Hammer will show slides and discuss the recent construction of a sustainable prototype house in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The "Ti Kay Pay" (Small Straw House) is the first strawbale building in Haiti, and offers a safe, affordable, sustainable, and culturally appropriate (re)building solution for Haiti, as it recovers from the January 2010 earthquake that killed 230,000 and left over 1.5 million homeless. It uses in-country materials including rice straw, bamboo, wood from pallets, site soil, and aggregate from crushed rubble from collapsed buildings. It also features rainwater catchment and photovoltaic systems. Martin is leading a small team of design and building professionals for Builders Without Borders to develop and promote sustainable building solutions in Haiti. Other team members will be present.
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Added to the calendar on Tuesday Mar 15th, 2011 12:14 PM
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