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Th ewa l l so f t h i sb u i l d i n gt h a t wo u l dr e s i s t s u c hh i g hwa t e r p r e s s u r ewa sn o t o n l yt o oh i g hc o s t si nt e r mso f d e s i g n , i t wa sa l s o c o n s i s t i n gp u r e l yo f d o n a t i o n s . Th ewa t e r c o u l ds i mp l yb ep e r mi t t e dt of l o o dt h ee n t i r eg r o u n d f l o o r a r e aa f t e r i t r e a c h e dac e r t a i n h e i g h t . Th a t me a n t c r e a t i n ge n o u g ha p e r t u r e si nt h eb u i l d i n gt h r o u g hwh i c ht h ewa t e r c o u l ds u r g ei na n do u t u n i mp e d e d . Du et o t h eo c t a g o n a l g r o u n d p l a n , i nc a s eo f f l o o d i n gt h ei n d i v i d u a l wa l l sa r eu n d e r g o n et ol e s sp r e s s u r ea n da r er e n d e r e de x t r e me l y s t a b l ea n dr i g i db yt h ei n t e r i o r wa l l s . I n s t e a do f b u i l d i n gt h es t o r ms h e l t e r o u t o f r e i n f o r c e dc o n c r e t e , t h ep r o j e c t p r o mo t e dt h eh e x a g o ns h a p ewi t hb r i c k sa n dc l a yo nt h eg r o u n df l o o r . Th eu s eo f f l e x i b l ea n du b i q u i t o u sb a mb o owa su s e dt ob u i l dt h ef o u n d a t i o na n ds t r u c t u r a l s u p p o r t f o r t h ep u r p o s e so f b u i l d i n gav i a b l ep u b l i cs c h o o l a n ds t o r ms h e l t e r . I t i sp r e v a l e n t i nt h er e g i o na n di sar e n e wa b l ema t e r i a l t h a t i se a s i l ya v a i l a b l eb yt h e l o c a l s . Th i ss t o r ms h e l t e r a n dp u b l i cs c h o o l u s e de c o f r i e n d l yme t h o d st h a t e x i s t wh e r e b yt h eb a mb o os t i c k sa r ei mp r e g n a t e dwi t h t h ea i do f b o r i cs a l t , wh i c hma k e st h e ml a s t f o r u pt o3 0y e a r s . So l a r p a n e l sa r ei n s t a l l e dt op r o v i d el i g h t f o r s t u d e n t sa n dv i l l a g e r si nt h ea r e a . St o r mwa t e r mi t i g a t i o nh e l p si nc o l l e c t i n ga n d s t o r i n gr a i n wa t e r f o r u s ed u r i n gt h ed r ys e a s o n . Mo r e o v e r , as t o r mwa r n i n gs y s t e mwa sa l s oi n s t a l l e dt oe n s u r et h a t v i l l a g e r sa r e wa r n e da h e a do f t i met op o s s i b l ec h a n g e si nwe a t h e r t h a t c o u l de n d a n g e r t h el i v e so f v i l l a g e r si nt h ea r e a . Al o n gwi t hi n t e r n a t i o n a l s u p e r v i s i o n , a i d , a n dc o n s u l t a t i o n , l o c a l l a b o r e r swe r ea l s oa l l o we dt op r o v i d et h e i r e x p e r t i s ei nt h a t c h e dr o o f i n g , u s eo f c a n e , a n d b a mb o od u r i n gt h ec o n s t r u c t i o np r o c e s s . Th i sc a s es t u d yo f Ak a l Ch a u n gWas t o r ms h e l t e ra n dp u b l i cs c h o o l h e l pt oh i g h l i g h t a p o s s i b l es c e n a r i oi nwh i c hi n t e r n a t i o n a l a i da n da s s i s t a n c ec a nb eb e n e f i c i a l i nh e l p i n gt oc o l l a b o r a t ea n du t i l i z el o c a l k n o wl e d g eo f r u r a l s u s t a i n a b l ed e s i g ni nMy a n ma r . Mo d e r nt e c h n o l o g ywa si mp l e me n t e di nas u s t a i n a b l ema n n e r t h a t c a t e r e dt ot h en e e d so f t h ev i l l a g e r s . Ho we v e r , t h es t u d ya l s oi n d i c a t e st h a t wi t h o u t s u f f i c i e n t s u p p o r t f r o mi n t e r n a t i o n a l o r g a n i z a t i o n ss e v e r a l p a r t so f t h e b u i l d i n ga r ei nn e e do f mo r es t r i n g e n t s u p e r v i s i o nf o r ma i n t e n a n c e .
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Th eb u i l t e n v i r o n me n t i nt h er u r a l a r e a su t i l i z e sl o c a l l ya v a i l a b l ema t e r i a l sa n dr e s o u r c e s t h a t d on o t e x p l o i t t h ee n v i r o n me n t . Co n s t r u c t i o na c t i v i t i e sa mo n gr u r a l a r e a sa r emo s t l yi n h e r i t e d f r o mp r o v e na g e o l dp r a c t i c e st h a t h a v emi n i ma l i mp a c t t ot h ee n v i r o n me n t . Th eb u i l d i n g sa n d s e t t l e me n t si nr u r a l a r e a se mp l o y st h es a meme t h o d st h a t h a v eb e e nu s e df o r g e n e r a t i o n sa n d h a v eb e e nr e f i n e db yv i l l a g ee l d e r st oa c c o mmo d a t ec l i ma t i ca n de n v i r o n me n t a l n e e d swh i l e u s i n gl i mi t e dr e s o u r c e sa v a i l a b l e . Th u s , k n o wl e d g eo f p a s s i v ed e s i g ni sb o t he f f i c i e n t a n dp r a c t i c a l . Th i si sd u et of i v ef a c t o r s : ( 1 )Pr o v e na g eo l ds u s t a i n a b l ep r a c t i c e s ( 2 )Ut i l i z i n gs u s t a i n a b l ea n dr e n e wa b l ema t e r i a l s ( 3 )Re l i a n c eo nma n u a l l a b o r ( 4 )L o n g e r l i f es p a no f r u r a l b u i l d i n g s ( 5 )Ge o mo r p h i cp l a n n i n go f s e t t l e me n t s
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Aswi t hma n yd e v e l o p i n gc o u n t r i e s , My a n ma r i si nt h ep r o c e s so f mo d e r n i z a t i o n .Th e r ea r es e v e r a la d v a n t a g e sa n dd i s a d v a n t a g e so f mo d e r n i z a t i o na n di t si mp a c t o nr u r a l b u i l d i n gd e s i g n s . Amo n gt h ea d v a n t a g e s , mo d e r n i z a t i o na l l o wsf o r p r e v i o u s l yi n a c c e s s i b l er u r a l a r e a st o c o n n e c t wi t ho t h e rr e g i o n so f My a n ma r . Th ei n t r o d u c t i o no f t e c h n o l o g y a l l o wsf o ri n c r e a s e de c o n o mi co p p o r t u n i t i e s ,a n ds o c i a l d e v e l o p me n t . Ho we v e r , mo d e r n i z a t i o nh a sa l s ob e e no n eo f t h ema i nd r i v i n gf o r c e sf o r t h el o s so f c o n v e n t i o n a l r u r a l p r a c t i c e sp a r t i c u l a r l yi nt h ea r e ao f ma i n t a i n i n gl o c a lp r a c t i c e si ns u s t a i n a b l er u r a ld e s i g no fb u i l d i n g sa n ds e t t l e me n t s .
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ACas eSt udyf orRur al Sus t ai nabl eBui l di ngDes i gnsI nMy anmar :JULY2014 Ak al ChaungWaSt or m Shel t erAndPubl i cSc hool Th ei n t r o d u c t i o no f mo d e r nma t e r i a l t or u r a l v i l l a g e sh a sc r e a t e da ni n c r e a s el o s so f l o c a l k n o wl e d g ei ns u s t a i n a b l er u r a l d e s i g n .St a n d a r d i z e dmo d e r nma t e r i a lo f t e nr e l i e so nr e s o u r c e st h a ta r ei mp o r t e df r o mo t h e rc o u n t r i e s .Wi t ha ni n c r e a s e d d e ma n df o rmo d e r nma t e r i a l , r u r a l v i l l a g e sr e l yl e s so np r o v e ns u s t a i n a b l ea n dr e n e wa b l ema t e r i a l t h a t i sr e a d i l ya c c e s s i b l et o t h e m. Mo r e o v e r , t h ei mp o r t o f ma t e r i a l s u c ha st i ng a l v a n i z e di r o nr o o f i n g , s t e e l , c e me n t , g l a s s , c a s t i r o n , a n da l u mi n u mr e q u i r e s r e s o u r c e s , e n e r g y , a n de c o n o mi cme a n sf o r c o n s t r u c t i o n . Th ei n c r e a s ed e ma n df o r mo d e r nma t e r i a l d i s s i p a t e sb o t ht h en e e do f l o c a l k n o wl e d g eo f s u s t a i n a b l er u r a l b u i l d i n gd e s i g n sa n dt h en e e df o r l o c a l l a b o r e r sp r a c t i c i n gt r a d i t i o n a l r u r a l c o n s t r u c t i o n . Si mi l a r l y , s t a n d a r d i z e dmo d e r nma t e r i a l sr a r e l yt a k ei n t oa c c o u n t v a r y i n ge n v i r o n me n t a l a n dc l i ma t i cc o n d i t i o n so f t h er e g i o n . Ane x a mp l eo f t h ei mp a c t so f c h a n g ec a nb es e e ni nt h ei n t r o d u c t i o no f g a l v a n i z e di r o ns h e e t i nr o o f i n gi n s t e a do f t h a t c h e dr o o f s . Ga l v a n i z e di r o nr o o f i n gs h e e t s r e r a d i a t e sh e a t i n t ot h ei n t e r i o r o f t h eb u i l d i n g s . Ass u c h , t e mp e r a t u r er e g u l a t i o n so f t r a d i t i o n a l h o me sa r el o s t . Ec o n o mi c a l l y , t h ei mp o r t o f f o r e i g nma t e r i a l sr e q u i r e sl o c a l s t op a yc o mp a r a t i v e l yh i g h e r p r i c e sf o r c o mmo d i t i e st h a t c a no t h e r wi s eb ef o u n dl o c a l l y . Mo r e o v e r , t h ee n e r g ya n dr e s o u r c e sr e q u i r e dt oi mp o r t s u c hma t e r i a l h a v eag r e a t e r i mp a c t o nt h ee n v i r o n me n t t h a nt h a t o f l o c a l i z e dr e s o u r c ee x t r a c t i o nt h a t i sr e q u i r e di nt r a d i t i o n a l r u r a l d e s i g no f b u i l d i n g s . Th el o s so f l o c a l k n o wl e d g eo nu t i l i z i n gs u s t a i n a b l er e s o u r c e so f r u r a l a r e a sh a sal o n gt e r me c o n o mi c a l i mp a c t o nt h ewa yf u t u r er u r a l s e t t l e me n t sa r ec o n s t r u c t e d . Si mi l a r l y , wi t ht h el o s so f l o c a l k n o wl e d g e , c o n t r a c t o r sf r o mo u t s i d et h er e g i o na r eg i v e nac o mp a r a t i v ea d v a n t a g et oc o n s t r u c t r u r a l b u i l d i n g su s i n gi mp o r t e dmo d e r nma t e r i a l s . Th i si nt u r nd i s f r a n c h i s e st h ea b i l i t yf o r l o c a l st ob es k i l l e dl a b o r e r si nt h ea r e a .
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Ru r a l v e r n a c u l a r s u s t a i n a b l eb u i l d i n gd e s i g n sh a v ep r o v e nt owo r kb o t he n v i r o n me n t a l l ya n de c o n o mi c a l f o r t h ei n h a b i t a n t so f r u r a l a r e a si nMy a n ma r . Th i ss t u d y h o p e st oo u t l i n et h ei mp o r t a n c eo f s y s t e ma t i c a l l ys t u d y i n ga n dp r e s e r v i n gt r a d i t i o n a l b u i l d i n g so f t h er u r a l a r e a s . Asmo d e r n i z a t i o ni n c r e a s e sn e wma t e r i a l sa r ei n t r o d u c e di nt h eb u i l d i n gp r o c e s st h a t r e q u i r e smo r el a b o r , r e s o u r c e s , a n de n e r g y . Th i ss t u d ys u g g e s t sap o s s i b l es o l u t i o na n dp r o mo t e ss u c c e s s f u l v e r n a c u l a r r u r a l d e s i g n st h a t c a nb ei mp l e me n t e df o r g r e e na n ds u s t a i n a b l eg r o wt hi nMy a n ma r .
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