At the upcoming Biennial of Architecture to be held in November 2004, EcoSouth will present a week long seminar on ecomaterials not only at the major event in Quito, but also at three other provincial universities through the country. EcoSouth experts from Guatemala, Cuba, Switzerland, and Ecuador will share their knowledge about such themes as micro concrete roofing, adobe, alternative cement and the efficient firing of clay bricks.
Past editions Edition #2, March 2004 Biennial of Architecture in Quito
Bernardo Rhyner
Swiss - Canadian
Architect
Spanish, English, German and some French.
Construction with ecomaterials, implementation of housing projects
The EcoSur network presents a short professional video on two major technologies, the Ferrocement panels and the Micro Concrete Roofing Tiles. Filmed in Nicaragua and Salvador, it shows production and application and gives a summary overview of those two materials that have a relatively small ecological footprint and have widely proven to be sustainable in the three classical dimensions ecology, economy and social acceptance.
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