tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12497291.post7400612903014860334..comments2024-02-25T19:44:55.771+11:00Comments on arch-peace news and articles: Please use, digest, transfer, re-use, THEN recycleBeatriz Maturanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06476527926692961102noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12497291.post-27816778697055968702009-07-21T16:07:06.174+10:002009-07-21T16:07:06.174+10:00Bamboo construction faces a similar situation. For...Bamboo construction faces a similar situation. Fortunately, after years of conversations, it appears that there is a draft for an international building standard for bamboo. The idea behind a building code/standards is to facilitate knowledge transfer, it could also offer bamboo a status that today does not enjoy among the general local populations. Other advantages are of course that it is a building material that grows fast, of great structural qualities and can be produced locally. <br />More: http://www.inbar.int/Board.asp?BoardID=147Beatriz Maturanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06476527926692961102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12497291.post-22953510393733690962009-07-18T08:03:42.479+10:002009-07-18T08:03:42.479+10:00I have been surprised by the layouts achieved with...I have been surprised by the layouts achieved with mud bricks in very rural areas in Africa. Houses are built and the communities arrange the regular, seasonal maintenance -linking neighbors and earth. However, national building standards down here do not always support these traditional technologies. For decision-makers in governments, it is mostly seen as a "deep, rural" practice, despite most towns are built like this.Tulio Mateohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08445760887065917915noreply@blogger.com