Construction tasks
communities can perform
as unskilled labour
• Site clearing
• Drainage ditch digging
• Planting and landscaping
• Transporting materials
• Setting up classrooms
• Painting or surface finishings
• Reporting construction progress when
appropriately trained
Local labourers install sacks of coconut husks in the roof for thermal
and acoustic insulation. Photo: Jack Brockway.
SECTION III: DESIGN
Teachers and labourers are consulted during the design
development of a prototype kindergarten school in Ghana to create
local ownership and gain an appreciation of the local context to
ensure an appropriate design solution. Photo: Arup & Sabre Trust.
Teachers and labourers are consulted during the design
development of a prototype kindergarten school in Ghana to create
local ownership and gain an appreciation of the local context to
ensure an appropriate design solution. Photo: Arup & Sabre Trust.
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