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Common Sense Prevails...

The shortest day of the year in Chile and the rain is coming down. It is cold and wet. As we celebrate the new year and the return of the sun, thousands of people in the surrounding region are living in government supplied shacks....affectionately termed ´´Mediagua´´ or half water. Most of them are leaking with the rain, and the wind is coming in. You can find photos here.

Local and Healthy Shelter by the Community for the Community

These fotos were produced by Craig Mackintosh of the Permaculture Research Institute. You can see his work here.

The work is now underway in el manzano, with the foundations being put in in the last few days using available and affordable local materials and innovative simple construction techniques.

Design for Resilient Human Settlements

This is the second story from the learning process in Millenrama. You can read the first here.

The week 5-9th of May 2010 team El Manzano was hosted in Millenrama, Mantagua, 5th region to run an Applied Permaculture Design course.
As El Manzano tests ideas for assisting people and communities to engage in transition and design for resilient human settlements, the team develops competency in the delivery of catalytic learning events, in facilitation and leadership by design. As the experience is reviewed once again it is confirmed that there is no power equal to a community deciding what it will become.

This is a draft! Design Consultancy Services

A great Permaculture property plan can save you years of effort and thousands
of dollars you otherwise may have wasted on poorly conceived “improvements”. Our design services will help you make the most of your site and get you working in the right direction from the beginning. Start now by filling in the client forms here.

What’s Included

1. Property Visit (1-2 days)

If you can provide us with adequate maps (contour, soils, cadastral), the “visit” can be
also be performed remotely. The outcomes of this Stage Include;

(a) Initial Consultation - client survey 

This means defininging the overall project and getting very clear about our role and yours.

• Goals for the property.
• Available resources.
• The project timeline.

(b) Property Assessment - site survey

This includes a basic assessment of the opportunities and limitations of your site including; 

A NEW INITIATIVE IN PUCÓN CHILE

By Jose Castro student of the Applied Permaculture Diploma

El Manzano is a team of professionals specialising in sustainable systems design. We are available to work with you in your project with simple information and advice to complete project management. The unique aspect that we bring to your project is whole systems understanding.

We manage complex projects involving many specialists in many areas; soil, energy, waste, water, food, organic production, urban design, building and garden design.

Design Process

Client Analysis - Socio-cultural
Site Analysis - Biophysical
Design Development - Master Plan
Construction Documents - Design Details
Planning Permission
Cost Estimate
Construction
Administration