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-285/88-edition-31-june-20082026-04-30T04:27:32+00:00EcoSur: Concrete Roof Tiles, puzolanic cement, earth houses, ecomaterialspaulcoyote@gmail.comJoomla! - Open Source Content ManagementAlternative combustibles in the production of fired clay bricks2008-06-07T21:31:31+00:002008-06-07T21:31:31+00:00http://english.ecosur.org/index.php/past-editions-e-magazine-285/88-edition-31-june-2008/362-alternative-combustibles-in-the-production-of-fired-clay-bricksAdministratorpaulcoyote@gmail.com<p>
<img src="http://www.ecosur.org/images/stories/jun2008/sm_bsc.jpg" style="margin: 5px; float: left; width: 150px; height: 150px" alt="Sustitución de leña por Bloque Sólido Combustible" title="Sustitución de leña por Bloque Sólido Combustible" height="150" width="150" />
As a part of the “biomass-bamboo” project being developed by CIDEM in various Cuban provinces, the reduction of firewood to produce fired clay bricks is a main theme. Yolexis Diegues Solamo, a small producer in the province of Granma in the east of Cuba, documents his experiences using alternative combustibles.
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<img src="http://www.ecosur.org/images/stories/jun2008/sm_bsc.jpg" style="margin: 5px; float: left; width: 150px; height: 150px" alt="Sustitución de leña por Bloque Sólido Combustible" title="Sustitución de leña por Bloque Sólido Combustible" height="150" width="150" />
As a part of the “biomass-bamboo” project being developed by CIDEM in various Cuban provinces, the reduction of firewood to produce fired clay bricks is a main theme. Yolexis Diegues Solamo, a small producer in the province of Granma in the east of Cuba, documents his experiences using alternative combustibles.
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Roofing guide for carpinters2008-06-07T21:28:07+00:002008-06-07T21:28:07+00:00http://english.ecosur.org/index.php/past-editions-e-magazine-285/88-edition-31-june-2008/361-roofing-guide-for-carpintersAdministratorpaulcoyote@gmail.com<img src="http://www.ecosur.org/images/stories/jun2008/sm_techos.jpg" style="margin: 5px; float: right; width: 150px; height: 173px" alt="Guia de techar para el carpintero" title="Guia de techar para el carpintero" height="173" width="150" />
Estuardo Quishpillo from the EcoSur team in Ecuador has transfered his wide experience and knowledge as a producer and constructor of MCR roofs into a guide for carpenters that includes graphic methods to determine quantities of materials. He recently used this guide for a roofing course for MCR producers in El Salvador.
<img src="http://www.ecosur.org/images/stories/jun2008/sm_techos.jpg" style="margin: 5px; float: right; width: 150px; height: 173px" alt="Guia de techar para el carpintero" title="Guia de techar para el carpintero" height="173" width="150" />
Estuardo Quishpillo from the EcoSur team in Ecuador has transfered his wide experience and knowledge as a producer and constructor of MCR roofs into a guide for carpenters that includes graphic methods to determine quantities of materials. He recently used this guide for a roofing course for MCR producers in El Salvador.
The mini congress on bamboo: a high on the way to sustainability2008-06-07T21:04:04+00:002008-06-07T21:04:04+00:00http://english.ecosur.org/index.php/past-editions-e-magazine-285/88-edition-31-june-2008/360-the-mini-congress-on-bamboo-a-high-on-the-way-to-sustainabilityAdministratorpaulcoyote@gmail.com<p>
<img src="http://www.ecosur.org/images/stories/jun2008/sm_bambu_biomasa.jpg" style="margin: 5px; float: left; width: 150px; height: 150px" alt="Minicongreso del bambú en el camino de la sostenibilidad" title="Minicongreso del bambú en el camino de la sostenibilidad" height="150" width="150" />At the end of march 2008, producers, academics, scientists, traders, reforesters and farmers came together in Bayamo, capital of the province of Granma in the east of Cuba. At this mini bamboo congress results were presented of the work being carried out since 2004 in Cuba through the “bamboo – biomass” project financed through the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, COSUDE.
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<img src="http://www.ecosur.org/images/stories/jun2008/sm_bambu_biomasa.jpg" style="margin: 5px; float: left; width: 150px; height: 150px" alt="Minicongreso del bambú en el camino de la sostenibilidad" title="Minicongreso del bambú en el camino de la sostenibilidad" height="150" width="150" />At the end of march 2008, producers, academics, scientists, traders, reforesters and farmers came together in Bayamo, capital of the province of Granma in the east of Cuba. At this mini bamboo congress results were presented of the work being carried out since 2004 in Cuba through the “bamboo – biomass” project financed through the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, COSUDE.
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Post Disaster reconstruction projects2008-06-07T20:58:10+00:002008-06-07T20:58:10+00:00http://english.ecosur.org/index.php/past-editions-e-magazine-285/88-edition-31-june-2008/359-post-disaster-reconstruction-projectsAdministratorpaulcoyote@gmail.com<p>
<img src="http://www.ecosur.org/images/stories/nov2004/sm_betania.jpg" style="border: 0px none #000000; margin: 5px 6px; float: right; width: 150px; height: 150px" alt="Post Disaster reconstruction projects" title="Post Disaster reconstruction projects" border="0" height="150" hspace="6" width="150" /><b></b><b>"La Betania" in Honduras, Central America.</b><br />
EcoSur E-magazine starts a series discussing different experiences in reconstruction projects.<br />
In this first issue we look at a project implemented by the Honduran network partner “EcoViDe” after hurricane “Mitch” in 1998.<br />
The project grew out of the emergency work and the EcoSouth network was able to connect EcoViDe with the “Swiss Red Cross” who financed the project together with “Swiss Solidarity”.
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<img src="http://www.ecosur.org/images/stories/nov2004/sm_betania.jpg" style="border: 0px none #000000; margin: 5px 6px; float: right; width: 150px; height: 150px" alt="Post Disaster reconstruction projects" title="Post Disaster reconstruction projects" border="0" height="150" hspace="6" width="150" /><b></b><b>"La Betania" in Honduras, Central America.</b><br />
EcoSur E-magazine starts a series discussing different experiences in reconstruction projects.<br />
In this first issue we look at a project implemented by the Honduran network partner “EcoViDe” after hurricane “Mitch” in 1998.<br />
The project grew out of the emergency work and the EcoSouth network was able to connect EcoViDe with the “Swiss Red Cross” who financed the project together with “Swiss Solidarity”.
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