Past editions Among the basic needs of humanity - food, clothing and shelter - our work embraces shelter. EcoSouth addresses the great housing deficit in southern countries. http://english.ecosur.org/index.php/past-editions-e-magazine-285/82-edition-25-may-2007 2026-04-30T05:49:41+00:00 EcoSur: Concrete Roof Tiles, puzolanic cement, earth houses, ecomaterials paulcoyote@gmail.com Joomla! - Open Source Content Management Steps toward legal bases for clay based constructions 2007-05-01T15:18:10+00:00 2007-05-01T15:18:10+00:00 http://english.ecosur.org/index.php/past-editions-e-magazine-285/82-edition-25-may-2007/341-steps-toward-legal-bases-for-clay-based-constructions Administrator paulcoyote@gmail.com <p> <img src="http://www.ecosur.org/images/stories/may2007/sm_normas_de_tierra.jpg" border="0" alt="&iquest;asos para crear las bases legales de la construcci&oacute;n con tierra" title="&iquest;asos para crear las bases legales de la construcci&oacute;n con tierra" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="150" height="150" align="left" />At the Nicaraguan coast, a round table composed of specialists from various countries intensely debated the following key questions: </p> <ul> <li>Is it possible to elaborate norms for clay based constructions which will permit poor people to build or are the demands so high that this building system would be unaffordable?</li> <li>Is it politically viable to achieve approval of such norms in the different countries, and what would the strategy look like to realize it? <br /> </li> </ul> <p> <img src="http://www.ecosur.org/images/stories/may2007/sm_normas_de_tierra.jpg" border="0" alt="&iquest;asos para crear las bases legales de la construcci&oacute;n con tierra" title="&iquest;asos para crear las bases legales de la construcci&oacute;n con tierra" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="150" height="150" align="left" />At the Nicaraguan coast, a round table composed of specialists from various countries intensely debated the following key questions: </p> <ul> <li>Is it possible to elaborate norms for clay based constructions which will permit poor people to build or are the demands so high that this building system would be unaffordable?</li> <li>Is it politically viable to achieve approval of such norms in the different countries, and what would the strategy look like to realize it? <br /> </li> </ul> Reforestation in Sitio Historico 2007-05-01T15:03:13+00:00 2007-05-01T15:03:13+00:00 http://english.ecosur.org/index.php/past-editions-e-magazine-285/82-edition-25-may-2007/340-reforestation-in-sitio-historico Administrator paulcoyote@gmail.com <p> <img src="http://www.ecosur.org/images/stories/may2007/sm_reforestacion.jpg" border="0" alt="Reforestaci&oacute;n en Nicaragua" title="Reforestaci&oacute;n en Nicaragua" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="150" height="150" align="left" />In this issue of the EcoSouth website Claudia Wild focues upon the reforestation component of the &quot;Sitio Historico&quot; project, a painstaking endeavor that contributes to maintenance of the natural environment and thereby to the survival of the rural society.&nbsp; </p> <p> <img src="http://www.ecosur.org/images/stories/may2007/sm_reforestacion.jpg" border="0" alt="Reforestaci&oacute;n en Nicaragua" title="Reforestaci&oacute;n en Nicaragua" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="150" height="150" align="left" />In this issue of the EcoSouth website Claudia Wild focues upon the reforestation component of the &quot;Sitio Historico&quot; project, a painstaking endeavor that contributes to maintenance of the natural environment and thereby to the survival of the rural society.&nbsp; </p> Gallery of natural building materials 2007-05-01T14:59:21+00:00 2007-05-01T14:59:21+00:00 http://english.ecosur.org/index.php/past-editions-e-magazine-285/82-edition-25-may-2007/339-gallery-of-natural-building-materials Administrator paulcoyote@gmail.com <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"> <img src="http://www.ecosur.org/images/stories/may2007/owd_logo.gif" border="0" alt="owd_logo" title="owd_logo" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="106" height="179" align="left" />This article was published on <a href="http://www.one-world-design.com/">www.one-world-design.com</a> and is being reprinted with the authorization of Kelly Lerner, an architect of prestige for her investigation of natural building materials, especially straw bales. In the e-magazine No. 22 we reported on a project in China managed by the author.<br /> Solid, sustainable, and energy efficient are just some of the prolific benefits of natural building. In this Gallery, view some of the key materials used in production of our structures.&nbsp; </p> <br /> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"> <img src="http://www.ecosur.org/images/stories/may2007/owd_logo.gif" border="0" alt="owd_logo" title="owd_logo" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="106" height="179" align="left" />This article was published on <a href="http://www.one-world-design.com/">www.one-world-design.com</a> and is being reprinted with the authorization of Kelly Lerner, an architect of prestige for her investigation of natural building materials, especially straw bales. In the e-magazine No. 22 we reported on a project in China managed by the author.<br /> Solid, sustainable, and energy efficient are just some of the prolific benefits of natural building. In this Gallery, view some of the key materials used in production of our structures.&nbsp; </p> <br />