On this website you can find information of alternative ways of construction, designed for developing countries.
Bottlebrick-constructing
The first step to construct with bottles is to fill the PET bottles with local available, slightly wet earth or sand. The bottle will be filled in steps of 2-3 cm layers. Each layer has to be pounded with a stick. The stick should be made from a hard tree and should be a bit […]
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Earthbag-building
Constructing with sandbags also called “earth-bags”, is,compared with the bottle-brick methode a very fast construction technique. The earth layer stored in the sacks is responsible for the weight carrying. The sacks can be either simple fabric sacks made of polypropylene or specially made elongated sacks. For good thermal protection it is recommended to use local […]
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About Martin Anhut
After completing his education at a college for construction and technology, Martin Anhut did a social service for one year in Uganda. During this time he was involved in several agriculture projects and designed a irrigation system for 64 hectare land. Afterwards he studied civil engineering at the Technical University Dresden (Germany), to gain the […]
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