Projects
Ongoing BWB Projects:
Housing Solutions for Haiti
In the wake of the devastating earthquake in Port Au Prince, Builders Without Borders is developing prototype designs for seismically-resistant building solutions for Haiti. Berkeley architect Martin Hammer is preparing for his third trip to Haiti in June, to select and secure a site for several demonstration buildings. He is in communication and collaboration with a network of ecological builders, who are also planning rebuilding initiatives in Haiti. Any donations received this summer will be allocated to this effort.
PAKSBAB
Our partner organization Pakistan Straw Bale and Appropriate Building (PAKSBAB), which formed in response to the destruction of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, is completing it's 17th home in Pakistan. In 2009, PAKSBAB proved the seismic resistance of its design on a "shake-table" at the University of Nevada in Reno. The full-scale model building, constructed with straw bales and earthen plaster reinforced with plastic fishing net, withstood three increasingly forceful simulated earthquakes. The final quake simulated twice the seismic acceleration of the Northridge, California quake, yet the model strawbale home remained standing! See PAKSBAB's websiter for more information about their work, and the seismic test.
Previous BWB Projects:
Eco-house Exhibition in Washington D.C.
The Altai Project
Casas
de la Cruz - Anapra, Mexico
BWB Mongolian Tour of the Southwest
Sacred Mountain Camp National Indian Youth Leadership
Project
BWB is an international network of ecological builders working together for a sustainable future.