On a recent trip to Botswana, I took the backroads. It was good to see that there are still many traditional houses and yards (lolwapas). Most of these are well maintained and, it being the winter season, had recently received … Continue reading Updating Traditional Construction
Can plentiful locally available materials, such as sand and soil, be combined with binders to provide low-cost building materials? Can suitable bio-based or waste-based binders be developed? Can designs and construction techniques, such as interlocking CEBs, in-situ casting and SBTs, … Continue reading How Can Circular Approaches Be Applied To Affordable Housing?
Can circular approaches improve urban food security? Could agricultural residues from crops such as maize and sorghum be used to develop bio-based building products? How can waste from demolition and construction sites be used elsewhere instead of being directed to … Continue reading Can Circular Approaches Improve Urban Food Security?
What is the largest Adobe building in Africa? This was one of the questions asked at the Pretoria Institute of Architecture’s student quiz night (It is the Great Mosque of Djenné). The night was a lot of fun and useful … Continue reading What is the Largest Adobe Building in Africa?
Jeremy Gibberd 