Bicycle Powered Cement Mixer for Haiti

So many design objectives hit with one stone.

Cement Trust of McMinnville, Oregon, who themselves produce a cement batcher/mixer in cart form with multipurpose generator for mixing, bending rebar, etc., posted this image from another cement producer active in Haiti.  They reward graduates of a critically needed concrete educational program with these bicycle powered mixers.  The January 2010 earthquake there was not so much a natural disaster as one of socio-economic failure.  Such examples of design by design as this can provide answers.  Read more about it.

Green Day Forum at Gerding Theater

For those not aware of this... there'll be a couple of Design panels on energy & sustainability modeling (10:15-11:15am & 2-3pm) tomorrow at the Green Day forum by Earth Advantage. In addition to the other discounts on the registration page that AWB members also get in for $99. Call me if I'm not at the registration table: 971.998.8780.

Ed Mazria, founder of Architecture 2030 will speak from 1-2. Here's an article from Portland Architecture Blogger Brian Libby.

http://www.greendayforum.org/schedule.html


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