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Sunday, October 20, 2019
Friday, August 10, 2018
Staying cool: air coolers or air conditioners?
Breezair advert:
also on jumia/konga/alibaba and so on.
Make sure you check out the low-power USB models, and the solar-powered models too.
sO xoo!, you have to try it!
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Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Affordable Housing - How To Succeed
1. Stop complaining about the price of cement. Start Digging.
Wise civilizations have always built homes with what they have, not with what they have to obtain with difficulty. Today's Nigeria is not a wise civilization I suppose, or we would use laterite bricks more.
What is laterite? The answer may be beneath your feet at the construction site.
2. Build more units than you need
Sell or rent to others, and make some money. Be an answer to the housing crunch...Nigerians need answers. Do you want to become an expert in affordable and sustainable building technology? Start here.
http://olojauk.com/article/with-n3m-15000-you-can-build-your-own-house-in-nigeria.html
http://thenationonlineng.net/building-a-functional-low-cost-house/
http://www.nairaland.com/1495068/build-red-bricks-hugely
http://www.nairaland.com/2209886/alternative-building-technique-affordable-housing
http://www.nairaland.com/1006963/affordable-low-cost-housing-option
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/04/affordable-housing-with-bricks-you-can-reduce-cost-by-40/
https://ng.boell.org/2015/03/03/affordable-green-housing-nigeria
3. Lower your running costs too
Fire NEPA/PHCN/xxDC , throw away the noisy generator (or give it to your enemy lol) and be your own solar power provider. Also remember to build in time-tested natural ventilation and passive cooling systems from day 1, from the first drawing your architect makes.
Get inspired: See more natural heating and cooling systems via snelhai's pinterest page
We can learn a lot about Passive Cooling from Cairo/Egypt, Yemen/Arabia, Iran/Iraq, and the Middle East in general. Example: E.M. Okba (Cairo University) has notes on Building Design for Passive Cooling
Apply wisdom. Come back with a testimony.
You may also like:
http://upnaira.blogspot.com.ng/2015/12/still-trying-to-find-your-passion-what.html ,
Using electric power at home ,
http://lifelib.blogspot.com.ng/2011/01/agric-chic.html
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Wise civilizations have always built homes with what they have, not with what they have to obtain with difficulty. Today's Nigeria is not a wise civilization I suppose, or we would use laterite bricks more.
What is laterite? The answer may be beneath your feet at the construction site.
2. Build more units than you need
Sell or rent to others, and make some money. Be an answer to the housing crunch...Nigerians need answers. Do you want to become an expert in affordable and sustainable building technology? Start here.
http://olojauk.com/article/with-n3m-15000-you-can-build-your-own-house-in-nigeria.html
http://thenationonlineng.net/building-a-functional-low-cost-house/
http://www.nairaland.com/1495068/build-red-bricks-hugely
http://www.nairaland.com/2209886/alternative-building-technique-affordable-housing
http://www.nairaland.com/1006963/affordable-low-cost-housing-option
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/04/affordable-housing-with-bricks-you-can-reduce-cost-by-40/
https://ng.boell.org/2015/03/03/affordable-green-housing-nigeria
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| Meet the experts, read their books and study their works, for example The Architecture of Renowned Master Demas Nwoko |
3. Lower your running costs too
Fire NEPA/PHCN/xxDC , throw away the noisy generator (or give it to your enemy lol) and be your own solar power provider. Also remember to build in time-tested natural ventilation and passive cooling systems from day 1, from the first drawing your architect makes.
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| Thermal ventilation and Cross-ventilation |
Get inspired: See more natural heating and cooling systems via snelhai's pinterest page
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| Ventilation Blocks |
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| Middle Eastern - style wind tower for ventilation |
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| Traditional Badgir (wind-catcher) system |
You may also like:
http://upnaira.blogspot.com.ng/2015/12/still-trying-to-find-your-passion-what.html ,
Using electric power at home ,
http://lifelib.blogspot.com.ng/2011/01/agric-chic.html
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