Experience - Ecosolutions

Housing and Social Project

Ecosolutions work is based upon more than 40 years of experience with disaster reconstruction in southern countries, solutions are proposed to produce solid and durable emergency shelters on site within days or weeks of the catastrophe, shelters that actually are the core of a new house at affordable cost. Instead of spending funds on temporary shelters the proposal is to start immediately with the erection of solid core units, locally produced and easy to expand later.

2018

El Salvador : Design of a municipal development program, infrastructure, production, tourism and housing, contract by Municipality of Cinquera and DESWOS

Peru :Consultancy for formulation of Low Carbon cement for a Peruvian Cement company.

Colombia:Consultancy for formulation of Low Carbon cement for a Colombian Cement company.

Switzerland / International: Consultancy in markets, sustainability and development for research in low carbon cement, contract by the “Ecole Polytecnique Federal de Lausanne, Switzerland.

Portugal / International:Consultancy for formulation of Low Carbon cement for an African Cement company.

Ecuador: Conception of a program for know-how transfer on earthquake resistant construction for savings cooperatives, prepared for Fundación EcoSur / Agence Française de Development

Switzerland / International: Consultancy in markets, sustainability and development for research in low carbon cement, contract by the “Ecole Polytecnique Federal de Lausanne, Switzerland.

Central America:Adaptation of manuals for disaster resistant construction to Central American terminology and consultancy for dual education for builders. Contract by EcoSur

Latin America:Conception of a PPP concept “Green housing,disaster resilient and affordable” to be presented to the Green Climate Fund through UNEP.

Cuba:Setting up the “Technology Research Center” for LC3, (Loc Carbon Cement) in coordination with “Ecole Polytecnique Federal de Lausanne”

Cuba:Organization of the Firth International Workshop “The use of chemical additive for improvement of rheological properties with calcined clays”) in coordination with SIKA

2017

Guatemala: Consultancy for formulation of Low Carbon cement for a Guatemalan cement company.

Ecuador:Consultancy for formulation of Low Carbon cement for an Ecuadorian Cement company.

Ecuador: Consultancy in planning and implementation of the integrated dual education program for builders for earthquake reconstruction project financed by Swiss Development Corporation.

Ecuador: Coordination of know-how transfer in earthquake-resistant construction and guiding the dual education program for builders in the province of Manabi, contract from grupo sofonias / Swiss Development Cooperation.

Ecuador:Design of a follow-up program for know-how transfer in disaster – resistant construction for Fundación EcoSur / Swiss Development Cooperation.

Nicaragua: Conception and design of an integrated program called “Increased climate change resilience and sustained livelihoods for communities of the Rio Grande Basin in the Department of Carazo in Nicaragua”, presented to the “Climate Adaptation Fund”, contract by EcoTec / UN habitat.

Nicaragua:Design of a rural school complex in Matiguás, contract by DESWOS.

El Salvador:Project design, Planning and Implementation of a Trade School in Tejutepeque, contracted by the Municipality.

El Salvador:Feasibility study for a regional development project based on soft tourism for villages in a National Park, contracted by DESWOS.

Switzerland / International:Consultancy in markets, sustainability and development for research in low carbon cement, contract by the “Ecole Polytecnique Federal de Lausanne, Switzerland.

Switzerland / International:Elaboration of the project proposal “green housing, disaster resilient and affordable” to be presented to the Green Climate Fund, under the auspice of “Sustainable Buildings and Construction program” (10 YFP).

Nepal: Consultancy to design a rural clinic in Nepal, including organization and know how transfer to local builders. Contract by Gecotech, Germany.

Cuba:Organization of International cement conference 2nd International Conference on Calcined Clays for Sustainable Concrete, contract by EPFL.

2016

Nicaragua: Conception and design of an integrated rural development program, contract by DESWOS.

Nicaragua:Feasibility study for an integrated program for the Rio Grande Basin, as base for a presentation to the Climate Adaptation Fund. Contracted by EcoTec SA in Nicaragua.

Nicaragua:Testing Polymer composite reinforcement bars and setting of procedures to enter the market, contract by a Nicaragua based company with capital from Nicaragua and Russia.

El Salvador :Design and construction supervision of a trade school in Cabañas, contract by the Municipality of Tejutepeque.

Guatemala :One week seminar for disaster resistant building with adobe, contract by Caritas and Catholic Relief Service.

Ecuador: Conception of a program for earthquake reconstruction based on disaster- resistant design and a comprehensive teaching program for technicians and builders, for the Swiss Development Cooperation.

Ecuador:Organization of the 5^th International EcoMaterials Conference in Riobamba with over 250 participants from 25 countries, in coordination with EcoSur network.

Switzerland / International:Consultancy in markets, sustainability and development for research in low carbon cement, contract by the “Ecole Polytecnique Federal de Lausanne, Switzerland.

Switzerland / International:Consultancy for formulation of Low Carbon cement for two Latin American Cement companies.

Switzerland / International:Presentations at “UN Habitat III” in Quito on project design for rapid, but solid post disaster reconstruction.

2015

Ecuador:Construction of four downdraft brick kilns, contract by Swisscontact and the Municipality o Cuenca, implemented by Tecnoverde Cia Ltda, associated with EcoSolutions.

Nicaragua:Preparation of a manual for defining base lines of habitat projects, contract by DESWOS.

Nicaragua:Piloting a test for the fine-tuning of the “Sustainability Housing rating tool” developed by the GNSH / UN-habitat.

Nicaragua:Feasibility study for introduction of Polymer composite reinforcement bars into Central America and testing procedures, contract to form a Nicaragua based company with capital from Nicaragua and Russia.

The Philippines: Evaluation of the first stage of the rural post-cyclone reconstruction project, contract by SOLIDAR, Switzerland.

Switzerland / International:Consultancy for formulation of Low Carbon cement for a Colombian Cement company.

Nepal:Consultancy to design a rural school for post earthquake reconstruction in Nepal, including organization and know how transfer to local builders. Contract by Gecotech, Germany.

El Salvador:Construction of a seniors home in Tejutepeque, contract by the Municipal Development Committee.

2014

The Philippines:Project conception and backstopping for large rural reconstruction project after cyclone “Haiyan”, contract by SOLIDAR.

Mauritius:Consultancy for a pilot project of the Global network for sustainable housing (UN-habitat), analysis of the social housing sector and propose an implementation strategy.

El Salvador:Project design for a senior citizens home in Tejutepeque, contract by the Municipal Development Committee.

Ecuador:Feasibility study for an urban housing project in Riobamba, contract by a local housing cooperative.

Switzerland / International:Consultancy in markets, sustainability and development for research in low carbon cement, contract by the “Ecole Polytecnique Federal de Lausanne, Switzerland.

Nicaragua: Impact study of the project “Mejoramiento del hábitat rural en Jinotepe”, contract by DESWOS, Germany.

2013

Haiti:Planning and building a rural hospital, contract by FAMSI (Fondo Andaluz de Municipios, Cordoba, España), finished February 2014.

Namibia:Analysis of the housing sector and feasibility study for large low-cost housing program in cooperation with the National Housing Enterprise, contract by Lisha Empowerment and Development.

Central America:Assessing the impact of three post disaster projects for BSHF (Building and Social Housing Foundation, England), and preparing case studies for publication; presenting it at UN-habitat cluster meetings, published in the book “Still standing ?”ISBN 978-1-85339-840-7

El Salvador:Design of the Architectural and Engineering project for a community center in Jutiapa, contract by DESWOS.

2012

Haiti:Provision of a project team to implement the UNDP project “autonomisation des femmes a travers des activités generatrices de revenues”, creating ecomaterials production, contracted by Appel (Association des prefesseurs et parents de l'ecole de Liancourt)

UN-habitat:Preparation of a case study on social housing with ferrocement panels, included in the book “going green”, (ISBN 978-92-1-132487-7)>

El Salvador:Backstopping social housing projects and planning the next level of development for a rural woman’s loan and savings cooperative, financed by DESWOS (Germany), contract by grupo sofonias.

Ecuador:Design and construction of a “downdraught” brick kiln in Cuenca, the contract was implemented by Tecnoverde Cia Ltda, associated with EcoSolutions, part of the program “eficiencia energética de ladrilleras artesanales en América Latina”, contracted by Swisscontact.

Ecosolutions work is based upon more than 40 years of Research and development

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