Une architecture adaptée, le plus rapidement possible, pour le plus grand nombre
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Une architecture adaptée, le plus rapidement
possible, pour le plus grand nombre
Photo : Christian Lamontagne
Runner Up, Most Promising ApproachExperiences from the Field 2013
THE PROBLEMHOUSING IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
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Our Solution : A ROOF + A SKILL + A MARKET
Desertification : Trees and bush timber are disappearingIron roofing sheets and concrete are unsuitable : Uncomfortable, expensive and imported they drain the cash out of local economies300 million people are concerned by this vicious circle of poverty
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A ROOFthe Nubian Vault technique 100% earth based: no wood, no iron, no concrete
A 3,500 year old concept Ecological : local materials (earth, rocks, water), carbon free
Economical : primary materials available, local and cheap70% of the cost = unskilled work
Comfortable: thermal and acoustic comfort
Social: local economies, involves communities
Cultural: restores traditional dimension of housing
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A SKILLNUBIAN VAULT MASON 3
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Free training through apprenticeship on siteA promising job: from mason to entrepreneur in a few years Social recognition of the skill
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4A MARKETA DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
1- Raising awareness2- Identify leaders: key persons
3- Identify apprentices (Offer)
and Clients (demand)
4- Promote the creation of a market: the clients pay the mason
5- Follow up, support and evaluation by our team Photo : Christian Lam
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Self sustaining markets
appear organically
6IMPACTS ON THE LONG TERM
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OUR OBJECTIVE BY 2025 : Reverse the problem of housing in the Sahel through endogenous growth of the NV market
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La voute nubienne
The next revolution in affordable housing
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