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"70% of Brazilians live in inadequate housing"

http://www.sebrae-al.com.br/

The state of Alagoas in Northern Brazil is the recipient of the
first Bamboo Social Housing Unit in 13/11/2003

The first bamboo casa popular constructed mostly utilizing Bambusa
Vulgaris was constructed by INBAMBU (Instituto do Bambu - Bamboo
Institute), part of their project to spread the use of bamboo in civil
construction. The home was then donated to an impoverished family that
previously resided inside a tent city.

At first glance, the bamboo house looks like any other building.
However, upon closer inspection, it is evident that there are inherent
advantages in using this renewable non-wood resource combined with
innovative technologies. It is 40% cheaper than a traditional home and
more resistant. According to Edson Sartori, the civil engineer
responsible for the construction, the bamboo utilized is stronger than
steel.

In addition, the walls of the structure have a pocket of air
insulation which helps maintain the internal temperature of the home
10 degrees cooler according to Rubens Cardoso, the architect
responsible for the casa popular de bambu.

"This is a technological advance which INBAMBU has created to
facilitate the heat exchange within the home, allowing better
ventilation for the interior," reaffirms Sartori.

Bamboo as a renewable resource-ecologically sound and economically
feasible, presents a tremendous economic potential for Brazil. In
Asia, bamboo
is traditionally used in construction for thousands of years. In South
American countries like Colombia and Ecuador, bamboo homes are already
an exciting alternative to expensive concrete homes.

The cost of the home was estimated at R$4,200 ($1,428 dollars) (2.94
reais is equal to $1) -1428. According to Alejandro Pereira, the
director of INBAMBU, believes bamboo homes in civil construction could
be an alternative way to reduce housing costs in Brazil. "We would
like to prove that bamboo, despite being largely ignored in Brazil,
could be a possible solution for
our great social problems in Brazil."

This home built in Macei¢ was a joint venture developed with Lar
Juvenopolis, a NGO designed for poverty alleviation. Besides setting
the example for the potential use of bamboo in construction, this work
involves a long-term project, which includes training locals to fully
use bamboo in solving social problems.

During the construction of the bamboo house, INBAMBU taught the
residents of this community how these different techniques could be
utilized within their community. "We would like to eventually improve
their quality of life," notes
Carlos Pincho, the director of Juvenopolis.

Located in the neighborhood of Bebedouro, the home was donated to
families from that locale. The state governor, Ronaldo Lessa, and the
president of Sebrae/AL, Nilton Moreira, participated in the
inauguration of the historic home.

For more information on the Bamboo Institute please visit:

http://www.inbambu.org/

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End.


PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY:

Bamboo Brazil Foundation
2965 SW 22nd Avenue, apt 205
Delray Beach, FL 33445
Phone561) 243-8814
Fax561) 276-7327

Written and edited by João Paulo Freire Paglione

Contributors: Raphael Moras Vasconcellos, Rubens Cardoso, Arq.,Edson
Sartori, Eng.,INBAMBU,SEBRAE/AL


http://www.bambubrasil.org/

Joao Paulo Paglione wrote:
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Not many pictures of the house. Not during construction or after.

--
Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington
USDA Zone 8b
Sunset Zone 5

"Travis" wrote in message ...
Joao Paulo Paglione wrote:
Photos and more info available in PDF Format or online @

http://www.bambubrasileiro.com/bambu...ML/issue3.html
News Bulletin Volume I - Issue # 3

Not many pictures of the house. Not during construction or after.

Travis,

There is a proverb in Portuguese which says "Em quanto a carvana
passa, os caes ladrem"

Which means: "While the caravan passes, the dogs bark"

Think about it.

Thank you for your response!

Joao Paulo Paglione wrote:
"Travis" wrote in message
...
Joao Paulo Paglione wrote:
Photos and more info available in PDF Format or online @

http://www.bambubrasileiro.com/bambu...ML/issue3.html
News Bulletin Volume I - Issue # 3

Not many pictures of the house. Not during construction or
after.

Travis,

There is a proverb in Portuguese which says "Em quanto a carvana
passa, os caes ladrem"

Which means: "While the caravan passes, the dogs bark"

Think about it.

Thank you for your response!

There is a saying in English "A picture is worth a thousand words".

--
Travis in Shoreline Washington

There is a saying in English "A picture is worth a thousand words".

Please email me your address and I will happily send you a copy of a
CD with over 1,000 digital photographs of the construction process:
harvesting Vulgaris, treating it, making esterillas, torching them,
the poor family constructing their own home.

You will not only have a picture worth a thousand words, but a
thousand pictures worth one word.

Cheers,

Joao

Joao Paulo Paglione wrote:
There is a saying in English "A picture is worth a thousand
words".

Please email me your address and I will happily send you a copy
of a CD with over 1,000 digital photographs of the construction
process: harvesting Vulgaris, treating it, making esterillas,
torching them, the poor family constructing their own home.

You will not only have a picture worth a thousand words, but a
thousand pictures worth one word.

Cheers,

Joao

Why don't you just publish them so everyone can see them. My original
comment was made because you said to see pictures go "here" and I did
and then there were very few pictures.

--
Travis in Shoreline Washington

Why don't you just publish them so everyone can see them. My original
comment was made because you said to see pictures go "here" and I did
and then there were very few pictures.

OK, give me a few days and you will see them on bamboocraft.net

There were very few pictures? you seem hungry for me. That's good
Travis! I thought for a moment, you were just a critic looking for an
opening to jab.

Take care,
JP

(Joao Paulo Paglione) wrote in message om...
Why don't you just publish them so everyone can see them. My original
comment was made because you said to see pictures go "here" and I did
and then there were very few pictures.

OK, give me a few days and you will see them on bamboocraft.net

There were very few pictures? you seem hungry for me.

I meant, "hungry for more"!! Sorry, that was really a TYPO and not a Freudian slip.

Take care,

JP