CONSTRUCTION
The right to decent housing is a basic human right. It is essential to live in a decent house for our physical and mental health. Searching for cheap and ecological construction materials,such as earth or wood, helps everybody to achieve their right to decent housing and infrastructures.
Page Contents
1. Concrete
1a. PDF Guides
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Concrete & Cemete Association of Australia
These PDF files are taken from the website www.concrete.net.au
- The Housing Concrete Handbook (1.7MB) - give a good overview of using cement and concrete fo general small scale building projects.
- Assessing Concrete Volume (91KB) - details about mixes and how to estimate the amount of cement needed for small building projects.
- Hot-Weather Concreting (117KB) - some advice concerning building projects in hot climates.
1b. General Information
## An Introduction To Cement & Concrete
(Issue 1, October 2005)
General information about cement, aggregates, mortar and concrete.
Including testing materials, mixing, reinforcement and mixes.
- PDF File (1.78 MB)
2. Adobe & Stabilized Earth Bolcks
##An Introduction To
Stabilized Earth Construction
Taken from the VITA publication "Village
Technology handbook".
- PDF File (386KB)
3. Construction
## Bridge Design Spreadsheet
This spreadsheet can be used to design
a simple spreadsheet.
- Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet (85KB)
## Gravity Flow
Water System Construction
For information about the construction
of water systems refern to the Water Index. Click here to see several slideshows
that detail the construction of spring tanks, pipe bridges, resersoir
tanks and distribution networks.