Past editionsAmong 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-20072026-04-30T05:49:41+00:00EcoSur: Concrete Roof Tiles, puzolanic cement, earth houses, ecomaterialspaulcoyote@gmail.comJoomla! - Open Source Content ManagementSteps toward legal bases for clay based constructions2007-05-01T15:18:10+00:002007-05-01T15:18:10+00:00http://english.ecosur.org/index.php/past-editions-e-magazine-285/82-edition-25-may-2007/341-steps-toward-legal-bases-for-clay-based-constructionsAdministratorpaulcoyote@gmail.com<p>
<img src="http://www.ecosur.org/images/stories/may2007/sm_normas_de_tierra.jpg" border="0" alt="¿asos para crear las bases legales de la construcción con tierra" title="¿asos para crear las bases legales de la construcción 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="¿asos para crear las bases legales de la construcción con tierra" title="¿asos para crear las bases legales de la construcción 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 Historico2007-05-01T15:03:13+00:002007-05-01T15:03:13+00:00http://english.ecosur.org/index.php/past-editions-e-magazine-285/82-edition-25-may-2007/340-reforestation-in-sitio-historicoAdministratorpaulcoyote@gmail.com<p>
<img src="http://www.ecosur.org/images/stories/may2007/sm_reforestacion.jpg" border="0" alt="Reforestación en Nicaragua" title="Reforestación 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 "Sitio
Historico" project, a painstaking endeavor that contributes to
maintenance of the natural environment and thereby to the survival of
the rural society.
</p>
<p>
<img src="http://www.ecosur.org/images/stories/may2007/sm_reforestacion.jpg" border="0" alt="Reforestación en Nicaragua" title="Reforestación 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 "Sitio
Historico" project, a painstaking endeavor that contributes to
maintenance of the natural environment and thereby to the survival of
the rural society.
</p>
Gallery of natural building materials2007-05-01T14:59:21+00:002007-05-01T14:59:21+00:00http://english.ecosur.org/index.php/past-editions-e-magazine-285/82-edition-25-may-2007/339-gallery-of-natural-building-materialsAdministratorpaulcoyote@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.
</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.
</p>
<br />