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Sustainable and Low Cost Housing

Posted on December 9, 2007 by .hj barraza

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What to you get if you mix Bill Clinton + Brad Pitt ?
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Although they might seem not to have too much in common, by mashing up some of their ideas it is possible to design a replicable model for sustainable habitat in emerging communities. Continue reading →

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Vegetable Based Charcoal

Posted on December 2, 2007 by .hj barraza

Amy Smith has been working for years in humanitarian design, she gives a great course at MIT “Design for Developing Countries,”. Last year with the help of her students she figured out how to make charcoal out of local non … Continue reading →

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emergency sanitary facilities

Posted on December 2, 2007 by .hj barraza

   Cool Potty Designs  Perfect that last mile with no available toilet, or for when your whole state was flooded and you lack of most of basic health services !!!Dudes at HIDO had a contest to design sanitary facilities for … Continue reading →

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Internet Village Motoman Network

Posted on May 11, 2007 by .hj barraza

or riding the bike against digital divide : DNetworkAmerican Assistance for Cambodia, Operation Village Heath, Sihanouk Hospital Center of Hope, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolMobile access point and antenna Designer/manufacturer: United Villages, Inc., antenna by HyperLink Technologies, Inc.United States, 2002–03Dimensions: … Continue reading →

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