Keywords
life conditions
housing
earth technology
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Abstract
This article shows partial results concerning a scientific and technological research focused in the generation andmanagement of processes and participatory practices of construction technologies for housing in poor urban sectors.The main objective is to develop alternatives for new building materials, elements and building systems in thecontext of self-made houses and surroundings in the periphery neighborhoods of Buenos Aires and Mar del Plata.Local self-builders and families, neighborhood committees, universities, CONICET, NGO’s and private enterprises areinvolved in the project. As part of a participatory work strategy, progress was made in the design and construction ofbasic components and elements for floors, walls, plaster and stoves, using materials and construction techniqueswith earth. Training workshops were also conducted in the neighborhoods to capacitate self-builders, student groups,technicians and professionals. Finally the study provides results in relation to technical and construction aspects,design, implementation and evaluation of management methods with participatory and cross section proceduresdeveloped with the target population.Apuntes is registered under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License. Thus, this work may be reproduced, distributed, and publicly shared in digital format, as long as the names of the authors and Pontificia Universidad Javeriana are acknowledged. Others are allowed to quote, adapt, transform, auto-archive, republish, and create based on this material, for any purpose (even commercial ones), provided the authorship is duly acknowledged, a link to the original work is provided, and it is specified if changes have been made. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana does not hold the rights of published works and the authors are solely responsible for the contents of their works; they keep the moral, intellectual, privacy, and publicity rights.
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