Save the Date

2013 ECO ABET SUMMER CHARRETTE

THURSDAY, JUNE 13

  

DO YOU SEE A NEED IN YOUR COMMUNITY?
LET US KNOW!

Eco Abet is currently gathering project ideas for this summer's charrette and we want to hear from YOU!

Projects should be related to an issue or a location in your community to which you believe
a half-day of GOOD DESIGN and GREAT TEAMWORK will make a big difference.
If you have an idea in mind, or know someone who does, let us help!

Send an email to Charmalee Gunaratne at: cgunaratne@ecoabet.org

Naturally Sustainable Stairs, Galbokka, Sri Lanka

THE DUMP : La Chureca, Nicaragua

People wake up in the smog of distinct smell of gases from the dump. They are not bothered by the distinct smell. They were born in the dump, they lived their whole life in the dump and they have no perception of what’s out side the dump.

Le Chureca, Nicaragua the dump: day starts with the arrival of the garbage. Picking garbage to uncover any items that could be sold to the close by shops is their focus. They have no perception of saving for a better tomorrow. Their shelters are merely assembled with any reclaimed, left over materials they can find in the garbage with the little passed down knowledge they have about construction.

People in the dump have a zero carbon foot print. One would feel they are more eco friendly than most of us. They reclaim, recycle and reuse materials. Their shelters made out of 100% post consumer materials. All the materials are within few miles. They do not use excessive energy, but encourage natural light and ventilation.

How can we as designers/builders outreach to people like this? Do we have the capacity to reach out to them? Can we get inspired by their attempts of intuitive building structures with limited resources?

Content is based on what author perceived from the conversations author had with Jenee Siems. Photo credt : Jenee Siems