Practical Answers
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Foundations Using Dry Rubble Packing Technology
Dry rubble packing can be used for constructing foundations on good soil which has a high bearing capacity. This technical brief describes this technology in detail.
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Manual Drilling Compendium
Manual Drilling Compendium 2015 Technical Guidelines
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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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Home Composting Systems
This technical brief describes about different home composting methods and use of home composting bins in detail.
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Roofing Options: Filler Slabs
Filler slabs, consume less concrete and steel as compared to conventional slabs, due to the use of less-heavy, low-cost filler material such as rejected Calicut tiles, clay pots and broken pieces of cement blocks. This technical brief describe the technology of filler slab.
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Compost Bin Manufacturing
This technical brief describes the process of construction of home composting bins.
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Solid Waste Management
An introduction to solid waste management.
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Walls- using interlocking stabilised soil blocks
Soil blocks have distinct advantages over hollow concrete blocks as well as fired bricks. It offers greater structural stability by having "keys" which interlock with other blocks when constructing walls and columns. This technical brief discusses about this technology.
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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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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.