Practical Answers
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Walls using the ‘rat-trap bond’ technology: technical brief
The rat-trap bond technology has been developed by Architect Laurie Baker with the HABITAT Resource Centre in India and is a result of its experimentations in cost-effective housing technologies conducted over 40 years.
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Compost Bin Manufacturing
This technical brief describes the process of construction of home composting bins.
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Quality Assurance Guidelines for Building Construction
This document is intended to assist building workers (carpenters, masons etc…) in maintaining reliable standards in carrying out their respective work on a construction site.
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Cook Stoves in Sri Lanka
Renewable energy practices in Sri Lanka cook stoves.
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Solar Distillation
The technical brief contains the information on solar distillation process that provides clean and safe drinking water to people living in areas with less access to it. Solar distillation is the process of removing salts and other impurities using the energy of the sun to get pure water for drinking...
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Clay Pot Cooler – Cooling Food Without Electricity
This document has been produced based on the experience of Movement Verein working in Burkina Faso, West Africa on the evaporative cooler for food preservation.
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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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Biogas Energy in Nepal
Renewable energy practices in Nepal
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Stone Arch Bridges - Chapter 2
Design of stone arch bridges.
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Cook Stoves in Nepal
Renewable energy practices in Nepal