Practical Action Publishing

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  Evaporative Cooling

  Keeping produce fresh with refrigeration methods that require no external power.

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  The Boulder Concept in Building Walls

  This brief was written BY the Building Advisory Service and Information Network (BASIN) providing information resources on low-cost building technologies.

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  Mushroom Growing

  Developing commercial cultivation of mushrooms is growing throughout Africa. This brief focuses on this practice in Zimbabwe.

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  Solar Drying

  Drying using sunshine - a brief description of the basic principles behind it and how to determine the rate of drying.

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  Serpentine Solar Water Heating: Guidelines for Fabrication

  The Serpentine is a solar thermal collector developed as part of a low cost water heating system by the AIDG for households in Xela, Guatemala.

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  Clay Tile Manufacture

  A guide to clay tile manufacture, covering tools, factory siting, operations, budgeting and financing the project.

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  Wheelbarrow

  Engineering drawings detailing how to make a wheelbarrow.

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  Health Care Waste Management in Developing Countries

  This brief gives an overview on health care waste treatment options focusing on incineration.

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  Compost Toilets

  This fact sheet describes a compost toilet that has proved to be most effective in water-logged areas where pit-latrines and septic tanks are inappropriate.

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  Ventilated Improved Pit Latrine

  The Ventilated Improved Pit Latrine is an improvement on standard pit latrines that eliminates flies and odour.