AN ECO-FRIENDLY

PLANNED ESTATE

COMMUNITY

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Conceived, developed, and managed by Broad Cove Partners, a U.S.-based company, Ecohomes Liberia is being established with the support of Liberia’s National Housing Authority.

VALUES AT THE CORE OF ECOHOMES LIBERIA

･ African home-building leadership Architectural vision – site design features home clusters, shared gardens andrecreation, co-op power and security.

･ Local participation stimulates economic development

･ Pioneering sustainable resource management energy self-sufficiency

･ Sensitive contribution to Liberian cultural legacy andsocial stability

Broad Cove Partners, LLC

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

Africa’s Housing Boom

Policy shifts, including preference for private-sector development.

Growth in consumer demand & purchasing power ofmiddle-income families.

Early stages of a sustained

expansion with outlook for

stable growth and rising asset

values.

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Housing Investment Multiplier

Home-ownership

Multiplies Consumer Spending

Creates jobs & more

demand

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Good Investment; added impact.

Return on Capital

CommunityBenefits

BetterEnvironment

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Typical housing conditions

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Funded by dedicated institutional investors responsible for building hundreds of thousands of new middle-class homes in Sub-Saharan Africa in the past 10 years, Ecohomes Liberia is a sustainable community housing development offering a level of service, comfort, luxury, and safety unprecedented in Liberia.

BUILD YOUR HOME WITH CONFIDENCE

･ Affordable Luxury in an Eco-friendly Planned Estate Community

･ Earned OPIC’s highest ratings for efficiency, social impact and business best practices.

･ A commitment to social impact increases the value of your home.

Modern African Design – home clusters, shared gardens and

recreation areas, co-op power and security.

Community Development – indigenous materials, training for

skilled labor (on-site woodshop, maintenance, security)

and investment in local supply chain.

Sustainable Resource Management – site-generated

electricity, water, sewage disposal.

SITE PLAN

AMENITIES

• Central electrical current on demand

• Sanitary, pressured community water supply

• Modern amenities such as high-speed Internet, DSTV,

state-of-the-art security

• Arboretum, bird sanctuary, edible garden, football field,

recreation facilities

• Streets with sidewalks and curbs

• 300 acres of lush tropical landscape, less than 15-miles

outside of Monrovia, on RIA Highway

Pooling makes it cheaper, lowers your overhead

With an original master plan designed by the internationally recognized architect Joe Osae Addo (whose Ghana-based Constructs LLC is a world leader in sustainable architecture), Ecohomes Liberia promotes healthy living in a setting that fosters both pride and confidence in the community. This is a unique paradigm for African middle-class living, blending African cultural preferences with Liberia’s unique heritage as Africa’s first democracy.

AFFORDABLE LUXURY

– Reliable, High Standards, Peace of Mind

LNP police station (existing)

central market place

main street

to Monrovia (15 miles)

to airport (10 miles)

retail stores

community center / school

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… better?

Predetermine window sizes, and have frames

sized to match, Higher in shower

Termite-proof roof framing lumber before

construction; Is there a better alternative to

Carboline (e.g.; naturally termite-proof wood

(cashier?), less harsh chemicals?)

Improved Doors;

o Simpler door design; straight clean

joinery, limited ornamentation

o Try using double-hung door framing?

o Single group to complete door

frames, fabrication, and hanging

Longer lifespan soffit material, better

venting? Use mesh instead.

Build a gazebo for each cluster?

Larger bathrooms, smaller bedrooms

Smaller/higher windows in bedrooms

Eavestroughs for better drainage control?

Deeper closets?

Switches in correct locations

Consider alternate woods (e.g. Kashia for

doorframes)

Skylights for the large homes (onduline)

Precast components on-site (lintels), then

install on home.

Consider orientation of home with respect to

surrounding elements ( backyard, carpark,

other homes)

… more affordable?

Alternative roofing material? (Fiber polymer,

long span zinc?)

Further spacing between trusses (less wood

required)

Stained concrete floors instead of tile?

Smaller windows? Having length shorter than 7’

for lumber will reduce waste lumber

dramatically

Install windows without wood framing?

Pricing of concrete block vs. compressed earth?

Less/No trim carpentry?

Concrete kitchen cabinetry?

Lower per-house cost if we had our own

hydroform machine?

By leveling the ground before pouring the

foundations, we will need to have high

foundations on one side.

Investigate possibility of reengineering homes

with a single ring being?

Remove unnecessary things, such as:

Wood around the windows

Plastering the inside of brick walls ( especially

where the wall will be compiled)

Timing of workflow: for example,

electricity/piping installed before wall is finished

(avoid punching holes)

Consider selling homes with the lower level of

finish.

… greener?

Passive cooling design improvements;

o Vented / cold roof design?

o Longer overhangs for better

window shading (zinc should

also extend 3” beyond fascia to

prevent dripback causing rot

later)

o Increased shade from trees

Grey water recycling (sink to toilet

reservoir reuse?)

Provide Point-of-use and/or solar water

heaters as an add-on option?

How can we make the houses…

No resources

to follow-

through!

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cost to perfect title & Loanassume $100k house w/ 75% Loan

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$30,000

Lagos Accra

Legal

Facilitation

Registration

Stamp Duty

Cap Gains

Consent

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Monthly Payment per $10,000

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3yr/20% 15yr/12% 30yr/7%

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Affordability

$121

$178

$235

$293

$394

$363

$534

$706

$878

$1,183

1-bed 2-bed 3-bed 4-bed Custom

Monthly Payment Required Monthly Income

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• Is it the worker’s choice or a rule?

• Find a reasonable middle ground between stringent North American standards and the realities of Africa!

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Customize and personalize your 1, 2 & 3-bedroom layouts with spacious living area, kitchen, bath and front and back porch. home. 1, 2 & 3-

bedroom layouts with spacious living area, kitchen, bath and front and back porch. 1,100- 1,600- 5,000-square foot lots. Designed and built with

local, renewable resources including blocks, timbers, river-sand.

FLOOR PLAN

AMENITIES

• Beautiful masonry construction (laterite blocks manufactured

locally)

• Top-quality, all-weather zinc roofs (passive solar-cooling design),

positive interior climate control

• Hardwood doors, top-quality jalousie windows framed in local

hardwood

• Kitchens with tile walls and floor, fitted, handmade, custom

hardwood cabinets

• Bathrooms with porcelain commode, basin, tile floors, and

bathing areas

• Polished concrete living area floors and porches, tile and wood

floor upgrades

• All walls finished with plaster, putty and latex paint

• All homes meet or exceed international residential building codes,

+ seismic and hurricane standards.

AFFORDABLE LUXURY

– Reliable, High Standards, Peace of Mind

Energy efficient passive solar cooling design

Quality Design Standards

• Have tried to convey the concept that simpler designs, with greater accuracy can result in a higher quality product.

• “Less can be more!”

Applying permaculture techniques at Ecohomes

Swale construction

•Why: reduces water speed, therefore reduces erosion. Moves water away from homes and road towards ditches.

•How: Follow the topo lines. Ideally, place at property line if possible. Mound soil on downhill side. Plant grasses and other plants to hold in place. Lemon grass and Bamboo were interplanted on this swale to create a hedge that will stabilize the swale and create privacy between the homes. Carpet grass was also planted.

Where to plant:

•Around ditches, ponds

•Near roof drip line

•Low-lying areas where water collects, intermittent

ponds

•Shade, such as north side of homes, under trees

(will dry out quicker in sun)

Drainage with swales, water loving plants

Peace lily

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WHY ECOHOMES LIBERIA?

Encourage home ownership in a part of the world where quality affordable housing is in acutely short supply.

Support and empower local skilled labor and supply chain. This helps protect the value of your investment.

Enjoy unprecedented luxury and comfort. A securely-housed middle class promotes economic development for all Liberians.

Energy self-sufficiency lowers your overhead. Pooling makes it cheaper!

Promote modern African design and the work of leading African architects, interior and landscape designers. Make a positive contribution to Liberian cultural legacy and social stability.

1. Are you looking to invest or build in Liberia?

2. Do you have family in Liberia in need of secure housing?

3. Are you of you a working professional whose housing needs are

not being met?

4. Are you interested in affordable luxury?

5. Is the economic recovery of Liberia

important to you?

If you answered yes to any of the above, please email

info@ecohomesliberia.com for a site tour or consultation.

IMAGINE WHAT LIBERIA CAN BE