EARTHQUAKE RECONSTRUCTION, CLAY OR CEMENT?

Nicaragua, 2000, post disaster reconstruction

Author: Kurt Rhyner, Architect, Dr. Prof.

The reconstruction of several hundred houses in Guatemala, after the earthquake of 1976, was the beginning of what eventually became grupo sofonias and the EcoSur network. Three months after the catastrophe that had killed some 23’000 people, we began to look at rebuilding in the rural department of Salama. Our task was to find ways to promote solutions that were affordable to the poor population and at the same time would improve the strength of the houses. 

Nicaragua: The Devastating Hurricanes Eta and Iota in November 2020

In November 2020, Central America witnessed a natural catastrophe that left a trail of destruction and desolation in its wake. Over 6.5 million people were affected by these unprecedented climatic phenomena, the impacts of which still resonate in the most affected communities. Nicaragua was one of the hardest-hit countries by Hurricanes Eta and Iota, which unleashed a devastating fury upon the region

LC3 EN COSTA RICA. UN CEMENTO QUE EMITE 40% MENOS DE CO2

El planeta necesita un nuevo cemento

Se estima que el 8% de las emisiones mundiales de CO2 provienen de la producción de cemento. Algunas fuentes incluso declaran que hasta el diez por ciento del gas de efecto invernadero más importante es emanado durante el proceso de fabricación de dicho material. El concreto, es el material de construcción más usado en el mundo y su consumo sigue creciendo exponencialmente debido a las necesidades globales de vivienda y urbanización.

Producción Piloto de Cemento LC3 en la Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas

COP 27... LIME CALCINED CLAY CEMENT IS A GAME-CHANGER

In Egypt, Convention number 27 on climate change has started. The progress since number 26 is minimal, declarations are not followed up and the climate change progresses.  There are few efficient measures that can be applied fast, the LC3 technology to lower the CO2 output in cement production is  the most promising.

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