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====How to Build/Buy a "Green" (Environmentally Friendly) House==== ====How to Prepare Construction Materials====

*'''How Many people: several''' ...usands of schools, while in the latter case there could be just one school to build, or usually a small number. Local authorities are sometimes also invo

=How to Measure the Energy Used to Fire Clay Bricks - <br /><br />A Practical Guide for Brickmakers, Field-Wor ...is an energy efficient brick firing technology? How do you measure it? And how do you compare it with technologies used in other places?

...redness project in Peru. The methodology will have to be revised according to other more comprehensive risk reduction experiences and strategies that are ...bility, and c) capacity of people, communities and institutions to respond to such a threat and recover from its impact.

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*'''Problem: Alternatives to Portland Cement''' *'''Difficulty: Medium to high'''

...ht be solved, particularly for brickworks suffering heavy losses or unable to meet the standard their market demands.<br /> ...ricks_p001a.jpg]]<br /> Figure 1: A pile of fired bricks, Alto Mayo, Peru. To be noted are the cracks and deficiencies in the bricks. © Practical Action

...any areas of the world where conventional water supply systems have failed to meet peoples needs. RainWater Harvesting is a proven technology that has be ...giriya, Sri Lanka. This reservoir cut into the rock was used centuries ago to hold harvested rainwater. ©Practical Action

*'''Problem:''' Low-Cost Alternative to Portland Cement ...n important ingredient in the production of alternative cementing material to '''Portland cement (OPC)'''. (See the leaflet in this series ''http://www.h

'''The article focuses on thatch and wood tiles, and covers industrially-produced roofing material that includes a signific ..., or biomass material. The article focuses particularly on thatch and wood tiles, but also covers industrially-produced roofing material that include a sign

...le sharing experience and guidance. A special construction method is used to permit this. ==How==

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