by Tarien Roux | Aug 19, 2024 | Natural schools, Projects
Imagine a classroom where thick earthen walls shield students from the harsh Zambian weather, and colourful glass bottle bricks create a vibrant learning environment. Discover how Project Luangwa’s innovative eco-friendly classrooms blend natural materials with modern technology, transforming the educational experience for rural children and providing a model for sustainable development.
by Tarien Roux | Feb 2, 2023 | Early Childhood Development centre, Green school, Projects
The new sustainable early childhood development centre in Heideveld is set to make a significant impact on the community. By utilising eco-friendly materials and innovative building techniques, this project aims to create a nurturing environment for local children while setting new standards in sustainability. Explore how this initiative will benefit the community and transform early education.
by Tarien Roux | Feb 1, 2022 | Natural schools, Projects
Just like it takes a village to raise a child, it took a team of dedicated, talented & passionate humans to pull off a project like Ulwazi Educare.
by Tarien Roux | Feb 5, 2021 | Projects, Sustainable building
An eco-friendly, multi-purpose centre is being built from tyres, rammed earth, and eco-bricks in the beautiful Helderberg Nature Reserve.
by Tarien Roux | Jul 8, 2018 | Early Childhood Development centre, Projects
The Training Centre is a passive solar, earth sheltered building out of tyres, cob, compressed earth bricks, ecobricks and glass bottles at the Delft Early Childhood Development (ECD) centre. The goal of the Training centre is to provide a space in which ECD practitioners and caregivers are trained to fulfil the developmental needs of the child.
by Peter McIntosh | Feb 23, 2017 | Alternative building, Early Childhood Development centre, Guest post, Projects
In Delft, an impoverished township on the outskirts of the Cape Flats, local government is changing its approach to building early childhood development centres (ECDs) with a pioneering project showcasing a hybrid of natural building methods and up-cycled waste...