News
Haiti: Two years after the earthquake
Much has been written about the slow pace of reconstruction in Haiti. While those reports are largely true, there are also positive developments. The EcoSur partner Sofonias Haiti is reporting encouraging facts and looks with hope into the future.
Ferrocement panel houses evaluated in two Universities
The INTEC (Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo) and the CUJAE (Polytechnical University of Havanna) have recently published two Diploma thesis on buildings with ferrocement panels like the ones used by grupo sofonias in the reconstruction of Haiti. Both came to similar conclusions and recommend the technology because of its high resistance to earthquakes and hurricanes and the savings in materials, energy, time and finances
Read more: Ferrocement panel houses evaluated in two Universities
Dry Toilets in Latin America
In the rural and semi-urban communities, that are the main target of the housing projects from the EcoSur network, sewer systems are non-existent and sewage disposal becomes a problem, sanitary and economic. The Dry Toilet, developed in Namibia by the Clay House Project*, has become an adequate and inexpensive solution for countryside communities and outskirts.
Ferrocement panel houses evaluated in two Universities
The INTEC (Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo) and the CUJAE (Polytechnical University of Havanna) have recently published two Diploma thesis on buildings with ferrocement panels like the ones used by grupo sofonias in the reconstruction of Haiti. Both came to similar conclusions and recommend the technology because of its high resistance to earthquakes and hurricanes and the savings in materials, energy, time and finances
Read more: Ferrocement panel houses evaluated in two Universities
United Nations recommend the Dry Toilet "Otji"
Catarina de Albuquerque, special rapporteur from the "Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights" visited Namibia in July 2011. The objective of this visit was to assess the manner in which Namibia is realizing the human rights to water and sanitation.
Ms. Albuquerque visited, among other places, the Clay House Project* and we would like to cite from her press release.
