Matti Kuittinen from Finn Church Aid / Aalto University presented "Assessment of sustainable development in humanitarian construction" at Shelter Meeting 12a.
This presentation gives examples on initiatives for school reconstruction in Haiti:
School reconstruction in Haiti
The Finn Church Aid, the largest NGO in Finland working in development cooperation, has a reconstruction project in Haiti: 50 permanent schools centre's (very simple and designed to fit in local built environment), 120 temporary school tents and 240 transitional centre's.
Recycling
To recycle 20 million cubic meters of rubble, 1000 truck loads will be necessary and it will take 1000 days to achieve it. Other example of recycling: the gabions will be filled with rubble.
Carbon footprint
The amount of refugees will reach 1 billion by year 2050 and the construction sector causes around 40% of greenhouse gas emissions. How can we provide the refugees with decent shelter without increasing the global warming?
Process quality
The full life of a school construction project has been listed into a role-based task map. It shows who is responsible for each part and indicates who should contribute.
Energy efficiency
Bio gas collectors and solar photovoltaic panels will help to reach primary energy demand of humanitarian shelters and schools.
To improve sustainability, quantitative (time, low-tech approach and transportation) and qualitative (vernacular building culture, ownership, dismantling and re-use, global warming potential) issues must be analysed.