I. Project Brief Info
Expertise sharing for the Construction of affordable and Sustainable Housing for Vulnerable Sectors
| Project Type | National | |
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| Working Group |
SPCSDCC |
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| Host Country |
Argentina
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| Date | Jan. 01, 2019 ~ Oct. 16, 2019 | |
| Project Status | Completed | |
| Venue | -Argentina and East Asia (TBD) MERCOSUR-ASEAN Chamber of Commerce (MACC) / Fundación Manos Verdes and a counterpart of East Asia to be determined | |
| Participants | Member countries | |
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II. Executive Summary
| Project Purposes | - |
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| Activity Description | Bamboo as an ecological agent because: a) using bamboo in the construction industry to replace timber, we take the pressure of the rainforest; b) erosion control: the bamboo greatly reduces rain run-off, preventing massive soil erosion; c) Bamboo releases 35% more oxygen than its equivalent of trees. Some bamboos even sequester up to 12 tons of carbon dioxide from the air per hectare; d) Bamboo is a high-yield renewable resource; e) There are 1500 species of bamboo on the earth. This diversity makes bamboo adaptable to many environments. It can be harvested in 3-5 years versus 10-20 years for most soft woods. Bamboo could be a compromise between economic and ecologic concerns. The aim of this project is to spread the Bamboo as a natural material for use in the construction industry and housing as a different kind of architecture. Also to work in the transfer of technology so as to learn how to use the raw material and how to extend its useful life for housing purposes. The education and training in all aspect of bamboo production from planting, to building bamboo houses and marketing, is part of this project and will definitely can help to create new jobs in an area of great potential. |
| Outcomes | Project was not implemented due to the fact that the counterparts were not appropriately identified although the publicity given to the same. |
| Next Steps | Internal consultations with the purpose of evaluating the relaunch of this project (probably with another focal point, among other issues) |
III. Appendices
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IV. Project Contact Point
| Name | Rodolfo Caffaro Kram |
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| Position | President Mercosur-Asean Chamber of Commerce (MACC) |
| Department/ Organization |
MACC Global |
| Country | - |
| ckramer@mercosurasean.com |
