In February 2009, EWB-Imperial put together a weekend course called Construction in Development.  The course incorporated many issues which crop up in such projects including sessions on:

• Bamboo Construction 
• Mud Bricks and their properties
• Earthquake resistant building techniques and reinforcements
• Management issues in Construction projects
• Quakesafe Adobe
• The use of natural materials

Below are some reviews of the weekend (attached as PDFs).

The EWB-UK/RedR Cambridge Group training course at Clare Farm, which has been running for a number of year, has always been an exciting and inspiring event. The course consists of practical exercises, focussing on both development and disaster relief work.

The course is led by professionals who have experience of working abroad using practically-based and refreshing ways of teaching.

 

 

The Tuesday Group are proud to introduce Bill Flynn from RedR. RedR rebuilds people's lives in times of disaster by providing aid workers in the field who have the skills they need to make a difference. The aid workers do this by training and providing technical support particularly with expertise in engineering, security and health.

Bill Flynn will be talking about his experiences and the role of engineers in building back better and more safely after earthquakes, cyclones and flooding