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Projects | Nature meets technology: Empowering rural students through sustainable design

Tarien Roux — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 13:14:21 +0000

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.

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Projects | How Heideveld’s sustainable ECD centre will transform lives

Tarien Roux — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 12:30:54 +0000

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.

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Sustainable building at Ulwazi Educare

Tarien Roux — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 16:10:03 +0000

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.

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Helderberg eco edu-centre

Tarien Roux — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 19:39:59 +0000

An eco-friendly, multi-purpose centre is being built from tyres, rammed earth, and eco-bricks in the beautiful Helderberg Nature Reserve.

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The story of the Delft ECD Training Centre

Tarien Roux — Sun, 08 Jul 2018 14:08:42 +0000

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.

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Guest post: Hybrid alternative and natural building blocks at the Delft ECD (Early Childhood Development Centre)

Peter McIntosh — Thu, 23 Feb 2017 11:33:54 +0000

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