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Straw Bale Building, David A. Bainbridge
Straw Bale Building, David A. Bainbridge
David A Bainbridge
Straw bale building offers many advantages, high insulation value, thermal mass of interior plaster, resistance to fire, and low embodied resource cost. Super-insulation becomes possible at affordable prices with straw bales. Used with great success for both residential and commercial building projects.
Passive Solar Design, David A. Bainbridge
Passive Solar Design, David A. Bainbridge
David A Bainbridge
Passive solar architecture can provide heating, cooling, ventilation and daylighting by using the sun and microclimate resources. Building energy consumption can be cut 80-90% at no increase in building cost by using integrated design principles.
Redes Culturales: Corresponsabilidad Social Y La Sostenibilidad En El Aprovechamiento De Los Recursos Culturales, Sylvie Duran
Redes Culturales: Corresponsabilidad Social Y La Sostenibilidad En El Aprovechamiento De Los Recursos Culturales, Sylvie Duran
Sylvie E. Duran Mrs.
Presentation on cultural networks, especially in Central America. It begins with a discussion on paradigms concerning networking and a serie of tools to account for sustainability in culture and networking as systemic strategy.
Alternative "More Efficient" Irrigation Systems, David A. Bainbridge
Alternative "More Efficient" Irrigation Systems, David A. Bainbridge
David A Bainbridge
Many traditional irrigation systems work well for ecological restoration projects. These demand responsive systems are very water efficient and robust and have proved themselves in the most extreme desert conditions.
Mape-Ando ¿Quién Anda?, Sylvie Duran
Mape-Ando ¿Quién Anda?, Sylvie Duran
Sylvie E. Duran Mrs.
Presentation on cultural information systems, specially in the Ibero American context. Background, modalities, challenges and examples are reviewed. The presentation ends with recommendation and final comments for future efforts.
Centros Culturales Como Motor De Desarrollo Local, Sylvie Duran
Centros Culturales Como Motor De Desarrollo Local, Sylvie Duran
Sylvie E. Duran Mrs.
Presentation on cultural centers: how was the concept born and how it has evolved. Challenges for designing clearly and implementing "cultural centers" following cultural rights, sustainability and participation concerns.