Overview

The demand for permanent housing requires production of binders to be significantly increased. A range of binders, especially lime, lime-pozzolana or special earths, can be more appropriate to certain types of building such as housing. Alternatives such as lime offer tremendous potential in reducing the shortage and cost of building materials although there are production constraints. This book looks at the pros and cons of OPC compared with alternative binders.

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Author:   Elijah Agevi (CEO, Research Triangle Africa) ,  Otto Ruskulis ,  Theo Schilderman (Building and Social Housing Foundation) ,  Theo Schilderman
Publisher:   Practical Action Publishing
Imprint:   Practical Action Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 29.70cm
Weight:   0.530kg
ISBN:  

9781853393303

ISBN 10:   1853393304
Pages:   178
Publication Date:   15 December 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Abbreviations and acrony ms INTRODUCnON SECTION 1 Production and co2sumptiono f binders in East Africa Tanzania Uganda Kenya Zimbabwe SECTION 2 Lime production: Case studies Nyalakoti Farming and Lime Works, Tororo, Uganda Experimental lime kiln at Tororo, Uganda Kigezi Twimrlkye Lime, Kisoro, Uganda Equator Lime, Kasese, Uganda Hima Lime Works, Uganda Homa Lime Company, Kenya Kenya Calci~(TM)mro ducts, Tiwi, Kenya Production of lime in Zanzibar Wachumico Co-operative Society, Tanzania Kigamboni Lime Works, Tanzania Amboni, Tanga District, Tanzania Village Lime Kilns: The SIDO experience in Tanzania Kassala area (A1 Gira), Sudan The lime industry in Malawi SECTION 3 Lime-pozzolana HABRI's experience with pozzolanas in Kenya Pozzolanic cements in Uganda Research of the Building Research Unit (BRU), Tanzania SECTION 4 The use of binders in low-income housing Kenya Uganda Tanzania Zanzibar. SECTION 5 Workshop resolutions and recommendations

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Elijah Agevi is CEO at Reseach Triangle Africa, Kenya. Otto Ruskulis is a consultant researcher. Theo Schilderman is a Senior Researcher at the Building and Social Housing Foundation, UK. He is an architect with over 40 years' experience of low-cost housing and reconstruction in developing countries.

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