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Buildings
The need for shelter can be met in many different ways. Sustainable approaches can draw on traditional as well as modern materials and methods, prioritising those which are local, low carbon and job creating. Communal living structures with shared walls, roofs and facilities can help optimise the use of building materials, land and infrastructure in popular areas.
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Empower Shack Khayelitsha
Raising densities in informal housing to make space for shared amenities
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Hikma Community Complex
Providing a community space for religion and education to co-exist
GDA Sidi Amor peri-urban park
Rehabilitating a degraded landscape for socio-economic and cultural development
Shagara at School
Transforming school rooftops into green classroom spaces
Gando Primary School
Providing passively-cooled school facilities made from affordable local materials
Mbekweni stonehouses
Building houses from recycled and locally available materials
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Sandbag & ecobeam houses
Using local sand to build affordable multi-storey housing
Stone arch bridges
Connecting communities using local construction materials
