Fair: EXPOSTSISMO ''Enterprise for Sustainable Reconstruction´´

16/04/2010 - 10:00
17/04/2010 - 18:00

Putting Common Sense on the Table (Español)

We invite you to innovate. Join us in the EXPOSTSISMO Feria ´´Enterprise for Sustainable Reconstruction´´

Details

When: Friday 16 to Saturday 17 April.

Donde: Stadium Yumbel.

Contact: expostsismo@gmail.com fono: 41-2736491.

In this emergency there are thousands of families affected by the earthquake and tsunami in the south central region of our country. A group of experienced and inspired institutions have come together to offer our will to work,our skills and experience useful in the construction processes, solutions for the design of sustainable human settlements and support of families.

Convening Institutions and Sponsors

Fundación Trabajo para un Hermano de Concepción

Centro de Educación y Tecnología

Unidad de Educación Ambiental de CONAMA

Ecoescuela El Manzano

Ilustre Municipalidad de Yumbel

MASISA

Supporting Reconstruction

We are motivated to contribute to the reconstruction process, managing learning environments and participation, idea generation and visibility solutions that have proven effective in emergency contexts and resource constraints. We want to contribute to reconstruction in these processes apply solutions that consider the dignity and role of those affected, and been done with criteria of sustainability, environmental friendliness and use of local resources.

In this context, we call on the Fair "Enterprise for Sustainable Reconstruction" to be held on Friday 16 and Saturday April 17 at the stadium Yumbel.

The event slogan for shows and exhibitions spaces of solutions, training and demonstration workshops and spaces for interaction among participants.

We call on individuals and communities affected by the tragedy, people from public and private institutions and companies involved in reconstruction processes.

Themes of the Fair

1. Water
- Appropriate technologies for the collection, distribution, accumulation and reuse of water.
- Hand pumps, systems, rain water harvesting, irrigation systems, small-scale use of ceramic filters.

2. Food and Production for own use
- Nutrition
- Conservation of food: homemade preserves, dehydrated.
- Production of vegetables: Garden Family - Urban Garden. Technologies such as the use of bottles, tires, ladders, vertical crop, crops horizontal
- Preparation of nursery - seed management
- Herbal medicine: uses and management
- Solar Dryer: Dryer management for fruits, vegetables and herbs

3. Habitability
- Techniques for improving emergency housing.
- Systems of self construction: technical panels and clay.
- Functional Furniture

4. Waste Management
- Dry Toilets.
- Organic Recycling Systems: composting and worm farming.
- Biofilters
- Recycling of debris.

CONTACT US TODAY TO MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION