After the Tsunami : Sustainable Building Guidelines for South-East Asia

AUTHOR(S):

United Nations Environment Programme, SKAT

YEAR:

2007

LOCATION:

East Asia: Cambodia, East Asia: Indonesia, East Asia: Lao PDR, East Asia: Philippines, East Asia: Singapore, East Asia: Timor-Leste, Rest of Asia

TYPE OF RESOURCE:

Guides and Manuals

DESCRIPTION:

This document provides guidance on sustainable reconstruction for building project managers.The main objective is to help improve the design and reconstruction of houses after the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami in December 2004, and to minimise the negative impacts of poorly constructed houses on the environment. It explains how the choice of appropriate design and construction methods, and sustainable materials and technologies, during the planning, implementation and maintenance phases of reconstruction can protect natural resources and reduce energy consumption and pollution. (Source: www.eldis.org)

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