Madray Steel & Habitat for Humanity "Green" Home

Madray Steel & Habitat for Humanity team together to build a "Green" Steel Frame Home Able to Beat Hurricanes, Earthquakes Floods & Fires. Steel frame home built by volunteers. The entire frame was done in only 6 hours!!! The frame is hurricane-proof, earthquake-proof, insect-proof and fire-proof!
Category: Science & Technology
Added: March 27, 2008

YouTube video from MadraySteel.com

(UPDATE: The above video is now marked "private" and can't be viewed. Try this link for another one: 

Green Home
Uploaded by madraysteel1 on Mar 13, 2009



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX0Rt2Q11uQ&feature=player_embedded

MadraySteel.com
Sebring, FL 33870 • USA
863-452-6344 (new 12-08)
Steve Madray: madraysteel@earthlink.net

Ships from Tampa, FL

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Madray Steel.com



STEEL FRAMING MADE EASY!

Residential and commercial steel frame buildings and trusses that stand up to hurricanes and earthquakes. Our system is strong, fast and easy… virtually anyone can learn to build regardless of prior education or language.

Great Buildings start with a great frame.

RANKED WORLD’S BEST BUILDING SYSTEM!
100% “GREEN”
Madray Steel Inc.

Buildings that fight Hurricanes…and Win!
Videos: madraysteel.com/index.html
Green Home Built Fast with Habitat for Humanity
Home Built Fast Beats Hurricane Andrew
Fast Strong Shelter/ Disaster Homes
Home Beats 10.0+ Earthquakes
Madray Optional Footer Track
US PATENTS
WE ARE KNOWN AS THE “GIANT ERECTOR SET”

Whether you are building a hotel or a third world shelter home, we have your solution.

Strong, Fast, Easy
The building system was designed with several important aspects in mind:
Strength:
The system must be strong enough to withstand hurricanes and earthquakes
Speed:
The system must be able to be constructed very fast.
Simplicity:
The system must be designed so anyone, regardless of language, can easily learn and use the system.

And that is exactly what we did.

Madray Steel has developed and patented the ONLY pre-engineered light gauge steel connector plate system in the United States today, plus holds international patents in many countries.
The ease of assembly drastically reduces construction time and cost, minimizes skilled labor and expensive training programs. The standardization of the UNIVERSAL COMPONENT SYSTEM provides unlimited design capabilities (within U.S. building standards) for homes, schools, churches, hospitals, and other residential and commercial structures.

The steel connector plates are pre-engineered with a hole pattern that corresponds with the repetitive hole pattern on both sides of the structural Cee Channels and track. This method provides the versatility and strength needed to assemble numerous residential and commercial structures as well as various truss lengths and roof pitches, while eliminating unnecessary measuring, squaring, and cutting.
It is that simple… when the holes line up, it goes together and you are assembling it right. If the holes don’t line up, it will not go together and you are not assembling it right. It is a self-correcting system.

Additional Advantages

* Impervious to termites and other wood destroying organisms.
* Hurricane proven up to 230 mph
* Earthquake tested up to 10.7 Richter
* Does not absorb moisture.
* Will not rot, mold or mildew.
* Does not split or warp like wood.
* Non-combustible.
* 50% Lighter than wood.
* Stronger than wood.
* 20 gauge steel.
* Easily assembled.
* Studs are cut to exact lengths needed.
* Galvanized steel can be left outside indefinitely.
* Works with all standard building materials.
* 100% of the studs are straight.
* Recyclable steel saves our natural resources.

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Madray Steel Patent Info

From www.freepatentsonline.com


Title:
Building construction
Document Type and Number:
United States Patent 4551957
Abstract:
A building structure having a plurality of substantially flat connector plate members, each having angularly related channel shaped receptacles to receive a plurality of load bearing girder, stud or rafter members. Each of the girder, stud or rafter members has a single channel shaped member for light constructions or a pair of oppositely directed channel shaped members having their webs secured together in back to back relation, and their flanges extending in opposite directions for use where heavy constructions or loads are involved. The girder, stud or rafter members are adapted to interfit with connector plate members in such a manner that the length of the girder, stud or rafter members can be extended in length by predetermined dimensional increments, such for example as at six inch spacings so as to readily permit the construction framework structures of any desired size. Any desired fasteners may be employed to secure the girder, stud or rafter members and the connector plate members together, such for example as oppositely directed screw threaded fasteners projecting through the connector plate and the girder stud or rafter members in alternately spaced opposite directions to insure a solid locking structure. The building structure is adapted to be mounted on a concrete foundation, wherein a channel shaped member supports the vertically extending load bearing stud members, and the stud members are anchored to the concrete foundation.
Inventors:
Madray, Herbert R. (P.O. Box 712, Okeechobee, FL, 33472)
Application Number:
06/496960
Publication Date:
11/12/1985
Filing Date:
05/23/1983

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Hurricane-Proof Home - Built in 10 Days

I think I just found my new building system:
youtube.com/watch?v=-Fbx-ADVPDU&feature=channel

14 minutes to erect the frame for a 1,020 sq. ft. house. Ten days to finish the house. Unbelievable! It's the "giant erector set" I've been waiting for all my life. Earthquake, hurricane, fire and termite proof. Plus it's "green" and recyclable! MadraySteel.com. They've got a bunch more videos on YouTube, along with one they did with Habitat for Humanity. Can't wait to get started!

Panajachel, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, here I come! And anywhere else here in the United States!

See more examples of houses built with Madray Steel frames at http://www.madraysteel.com/EXAMPLES.htm

EaRtHqUaKe Proof Home by Madray Steel 863-314-8991

EaRtHqUaKe Proof Home by Madray Steel 863-314-8991
MadraySteel.com, factory near Tampa Florida
May 14, 2008

YouTube video

Madray Steel & Habitat for Humanity team together to build a "Green" Steel Frame Home Able to Beat Hurricanes, Earthquakes Floods & Fires. 10 men can build 6 homes per day and our disaster homes can be shipped any where in the world!!! The frame is hurricane-proof, earthquake-proof, insect-proof and fire-proof!

Madray Steel (note 1-09: update phone & address!)
1415 US Highway 27 N • Sebring, FL 33870 • USA
(863) 314-8991Fax 314-8992
Sales@MadraySteel.com
MadraySteel.com

Habitat for Humanity Osceola Florida

Habitat for Humanity of Osceola County, Inc.
2340 N. Orange Blossom Trail
Kissimmee, FL 34744, HabitatOsceola.org, tel 407.343.1900
Hours of operation: Tues through Sat 9 am - 4 pm
Patricia Fillipone: Director of Operations, PFilippone@habitatosceola.com, tel 407.973.3118



Habitat Osceola (near Orlando FL) is working with the MadraySteel.com's hurricane, earthquake, fire, rust and insect resistant steel frame system. They start a new house on Monday Jan. 26, 2009 with a five day work schedule, to assemble and stand the walls and roof, install windows and doors and install the hardi plank siding. I can't wait to see this happen and to participate. Fantastic!

FlatpakHouse.com

This has a great selection of modern style flat pack homes for sale if that's the style you like. Simple design steps and an interesting FAQ. They offer design, delivery and builder services as well. See: http://www.flatpakhouse.com/

Flat Pack Furniture

Great site! Finish this entry:

More Creative Furniture for Cramped Urban Living: 20 Pieces of Ingenious ‘Flat Pack’ Furniture

Written by Urbanist on January 13th, 2008 - Topics: Architecture, Urban, Urban Art, Urban Furniture, Urban Images, Various

http://weburbanist.com/2008/01/13/more-creative-furniture-for-cramped-urban-living-20-pieces-of-ingenious-flat-pack-urban-furniture/

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Foldable and lockable structural member fabricated from recycled plastic

http://www.patentgenius.com/patent/5152119.html

US PATENT 5152119 Foldable and lockable structural member fabricated from recycled plastic



Patent Drawings: Drawing: 5152119-2 Drawing: 5152119-3 Drawing: 5152119-4


(3 images)
Inventor: Miller
Date Issued: October 6, 1992
Application: 07/636,890
Filed: January 2, 1991
Inventors: Miller; Leslie (Jericho, NY)
Assignee:
Primary Examiner: Scherbel; David A.
Assistant Examiner: Wood; Wynn E.
Attorney Or Agent: Plevy; Arthur L.
U.S. Class: 27/4; 52/108; 52/631; 52/731.3
Field Of Search: 52/108; 52/631; 52/731; 52/732; 27/4
International Class:
U.S Patent Documents: 3654053; 3969798
Foreign Patent Documents:
Other References:

Abstract: A structural member is an elongated, generally rectangular panel having at least 2 substantially parallel fold lines extending the length of the panel parallel its long sides, preferably defining 3 subpanels. When the panel is folded along the fold lines, preferably by hand, the interior angles at each fold occur on the same surface of the panel, are approximately 90 degrees, and the member has a generally C-shaped cross-section when folded. At least one male/female lock holds each of the panels at a fixed angle relative to the adjacent panel, each male/female lock having a male component affixed to one of the subpanels and a mating female component affixed to the adjacent subpanel such that when said one subpanel is folded with respect to the adjacent subpanel, the male component inserts into the female component and is retained therein.
Claim: I claim:

1. A structural member comprising:

(a) an elongated, generally rectangular panel having at least 2 substantially parallel fold lines extending the length of said panel parallel to the long sides of said panel, whereby at least 3 subpanels are formed when said panel is folded alongsaid fold lines, the interior angles at each fold occurring on the same surface of said panel; and

(b) internal locking means affixed to said panel along each of said fold lines for holding said panel in a folded condition by independently and automatically locking each said subpanel at a fixed angular position relative to an adjacent saidsubpanel, as said subpanel is folded along said fold lines into said angular position, said locking means being the sole means for holding said panel in said folded condition and further, preventing each said subpanel from being nondestructively unfoldedfrom said angular position.

2. The structural member of claim 1, wherein said fold lines are 2 in number, said subpanels are 3 in number, said interior angles are approximately 90 degrees, and said member has a generally C-shaped cross-section when folded.

3. The structural member of claim 2, wherein said locking means is located on said same surface as said interior angles and said panel is foldable by hand.

4. The structural member of claim 3, wherein said locking means includes at least one male/female lock to hold each of said subpanels at said fixed angular position, each male/female lock having a male component affixed to one of said subpanelsand a mating female component affixed to said adjacent said subpanel such that when said one subpanel is folded with respect to said adjacent subpanel, said male component locks into said female component.

5. The structural member of claim 4, wherein said panel and said lock means are monolithically formed from a polymer.

6. The structural member of claim 5, wherein said male component is a beading and said female component is a groove configured to retain said male component after insertion.

7. The structural member of claim 6, wherein said panel is thinned along said fold line to promote the folding of said panel along said fold line.

8. The structural member of claim 7, wherein at least one of said subpanels has stiffening means on at least one surface thereof for stiffening said subpanel.... (con't)

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Architecture of La Antigua, Guatemala

Lake Atitlan Guatemala, by atitlan.net/riegel: Guatemala photos, Antigua

Antigua Guatemala All of these photos of Antigua, Guatemala, the old colonial capital, were taken in December 2001. Antigua is a great place to take photos. A visit there is like going into a time machine, back to the 1500's, when the city was founded. The city overflows with fine craftsmanship, may be because they have had practice, re-building it three times.



We have photos of La Merced, Palace of the Captain's General, Presidential Residence, Bishop's Palace, Convento de Las Capuchinas, other ruins, San Francisco, Santa Clara, The Cathedral, University of San Carlos, christmas scenes, architectural details, door details, doors & windows, fountains, other details, signs & ceramics, gardens, Parque Central, and street scenes, and we have a video too. (more)

Palace of Versailles, Enfilade

The Palace of Versailles, or simply Versailles, is a royal château in Versailles, in France's Île-de-France region. In French, it is known as the Château de Versailles. When the château was built, Versailles was a country village; today, however, it is a suburb of Paris, some twenty kilometers southwest of the French capital. From 1682, when Louis XIV moved from Paris, until the royal family was forced to return to the capital in 1789, the court of Versailles was the centre of political power in France. Versailles is therefore famous not only as a building, but as a symbol of the system of absolute monarchy of the Ancien Régime. (more)

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Enfilade (architecture)
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Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire: an enfilade of 9 state rooms runs the length of the palace (marked "N" to "G" at the top of the figure). Note alignment of doors between rooms.
For the military term, see Enfilade.

An enfilade, in architecture, is a suite of rooms formally aligned with each other. This was a common feature in grand European architecture from the Baroque period onwards, although there are earlier examples, such as the Vatican stanze. The doors entering each room are aligned with the doors of the connecting rooms along a single axis, providing a vista through the entire suite of rooms. The enfilade can be used as a processional route, and is a common arrangement in museums and art galleries, as it facilitates the movement of large numbers of people through a building.

In a Baroque palace, access down an enfilade suite of state rooms was typically restricted by the rank or degree of intimacy of the visitor. The first rooms were more public, and at the end was usually the bedroom, sometimes with an intimate cabinet or boudoir beyond. Baroque protocol dictated that visitors of lower rank than their host would be escorted by servants down the enfilade to the furthest room their status allowed. If the visitor was of equal or higher access, the host would himself advance down the enfilade to meet his guest, before taking him back. (more)

Cabana Village 12 x 18 Cabin

12 x 18 Cabin Total Price: $26,109
This compact 12 x 18 cabin has an 9 x 18 enclosed space with a 3' porch. The screenroom is 9 x 12 with a 9 x 9 enclosed space and a 3' porch as well. The screenroom features "boathouse" style vertical folding windows that can be raised and folded out of the way to maximize airflow in the screenroom wing.
Our cabins are constructed with cedar or maintenance-free siding, and cedar doors, windows and trim. All our cabins, cottages and bunkies come standard with 1/2" plywood roof sheathing and 2x4 SPF framing.

Cabins & Cabin Kits Use our on-line drag and drop cabana design tool to create custom cabins and cabin kits. Get instant online pricing and a free printable copy of your design.

Cabana Village five sided pool cabana

10 to 16 ft. Five Sided Pool Cabana Total $6,678 + up
Sporting a tile roof, this space-saving corner design is shown here in Almond maintenance-free siding. It's the perfect solution for housing pool equipment as well as providing storage for patio furniture. Twin standard windows with flower boxes on the front wall and a French door provide plenty of natural light. The custom vent provides cooling for the pool equipment.
This California pool cabana / pool house kit was designed on the web using our design center. Photographs of the meticulous installation and the completed pool house are courtesy of the homeowner.
You can find Five-Sided Garden Shed and Pool Cabana dimensions here.
Our pool cabanas are constructed with cedar or maintenance-free siding, and cedar doors, windows and trim. All our garden sheds and pool cabanas come standard with 1/2" plywood roof sheathing and 2x4 SPF framing. (more)

Note: Ask about their structural package with special strapping, metal brackets (Simpson Ties), etc. "[which] will likely be required by your permitting authority for larger structures and structures located in areas subject to high winds or seismic events."

Cabana Village 10 x 16 Spa Enclosure

10 x 16 Spa Enclosure
Total: $16,258
This gorgeous 10 x 16 Spa Enclosure features a gable roof, sidelite windows, a French door and all-cedar construction with a meticulously finished interior.
Although usually specified for spa, hot tub and sauna enclosures, all-cedar construction is available in any of our designs and may be used in any application where the beauty and aromatic scent of natural cedar wood is desired.

Cabana Village Garden Studio, Art Studio Kits

Again, description from my favorite company so far, CabanaVillage.com:

GARDEN STUDIO & HOME STUDIO KITS
Add a structural package to any of our designs and they're built just like a house.

Do you need more space for your hobby, passion or business? Rather than renting a space, here's an idea. Why not put up an accessory structure in your backyard? Our garden studios and home studios are perfect as artist studios, hobby rooms, personal gyms, carpentry home studios, or just about any other use you can think of.
With their sturdy construction and use of quality materials, extensive pre-fabrication for ease of assembly, and attractive design, their possible uses are only limited by your imagination.

Total (includes delivery): $10,542 for the 10x16 ft cabanavillage.com/garden-studio

Cabana Village: 10 x 16 Cottage Bunkie

10 x 16 ft Cottage Bunkie. Also comes 16 x 20 ft (or any size).


cabanavillage.com (loft)

Note: I think this is it! This company seems to have everything: cabin kits, sheds, pool houses, spa houses and more, with everything very well thought out and presented. They even include an easy-to-use design tool and cost estimating program, with an easy to understand video tutorial. They've thought of everything! Hope they will be interested in selling me plans and material lists, since I don't want to pay shipping costs. We'll find out!

Here's what CabanaVillage.com has to say about the Cottage Bunkie:

Our Cottage Bunkies feature a steeper roof pitch to give extra space for the loft and comes with 15 degree stairs. This gorgeous 10 x 16 Cottage Bunkie features two bar windows, a bi-fold window and triangular window in the dormer.
The side door is steel and features a double-glazed window with internal security bars and a refrigerator-like door seal, ideal for colder climates. All our premium cedar doors are also available in steel construction at no extra charge. Double-glazed vinyl windows that are a close match to our cedar windows are also available. These windows provide a superior weather seal and are ideal for use with our insulation packages.
Our cottage bunkies are constructed with cedar or maintenance-free siding, and cedar doors, windows and trim. All our cabins, cottages and bunkies come standard with 1/2" plywood roof sheathing and 2x4 SPF framing. (more)

Priced online (with add't side views): Total including French Door and windows: $16,491

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Cabana Village Flat Pack Huts / garden house / beautiful sheds / cabins

From: fishing-huts.com


shedworking.co.uk/2008/06/goring-folly-shed-summerhouse




These two from: CabanaVillage.com


This one from another post, also from the lovely CabanaVillage.com.

Take a look at the new sheds / huts / cabins I think I might start building in Gautemala. I could build this in a home-based factory and sell them, and put them up on my lots and sell them that way too. I will always put a small stained glass window somewhere in the hut with my name on it so people remember where they came from. I could do the gardens and walkways and hot tubs and all the rest as well, or just sell the shed / hut kit. I think I really might have finally found the answer to "how do I build houses with only $10,000?" !!!

There's also this thing called "flat pack" furniture, huts etc. that means it's all built flat and can easily be shipped. I really think this could be a viable income producing business that ties int with the school I wanted to do, as well. All I would need is a carpenter and a helper, and a gardener. Most laborers get 50 cents an hour, experienced get $1.00 and good carpenters can get double, up to $2.00 per hour. I can afford that. Et voila!

My favorite so far: Cabana Village, backyard cabin kits and cottage bunkies: http://www.cabanavillage.com/cabin-kits/

Great site with lots of reader photos and ideas: www.readersheds.co.uk

Shedworkers U.K.: http://www.shedworking.co.uk/2008/10/fishing-huts-anglers-sanctuary.html

Winner of Shed of the Year*: http://livemodern.com/otherblogs/e0409e2aa94af85ec861fd2169b19741 and readersheds.co.uk

IKEA flat-pack homes (ugly, but good idea): http://www.shedworking.co.uk/2007/09/ikeas-flatpack-boklok-homes-this.html

Flat Pack Furniture: http://livemodern.com/otherblogs/628256e1d3c562a7069f0880f147fa88

$1500 flat pack house - Boing Boing
20 posts - 19 authors - Last post: May 26
Even if it's only an "architect-designed" quonset hut? ... A Hexayurt is also " flat-pack." It can be constructed in a few hours with just a ...
www.boingboing.net/2008/05/23/1500-flat-pack-house.html (Note: not the most attractive, but an attractive price and maybe I can alter the design... the price is definitely right!)

Will wonders never cease?

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This one might be for me:

Goring Folly - shed, summerhouse and then some
by noreply@blogger.com (Alex) from Shedworking (other blog) 06-07-2008. Photo above

Goring Folly is Timothy Blewitt's wonderful 4m-tall shedlike building on an ambitious scale, taking in a tower with spiral steps leading down to a natural well, a 'ruined arch' and a two roomed building with loft. The idea was to create a unique building of some architectural interest utilising locally reclaimed materials such as local flint and bricks from demolition work at nearby Worthing Hospital in its construction. The site covers the build in marvellous step-by-step detail including the moments when he was hospitalised by a flint, caught hypothermia, and nearly drowned. Of particular shedworking interest though are the summerhouse and shed. Here's what has to say about them: "Externally the bricks have been laid in patterns and knapped flints in panels. Stone within the walls is both rough and cut. Internally there are two rooms linked by a keyhole doorway. Several carved stone panels reclaimed from a defunct Belgium church decorate the inside and the ecclesiastical feeling is further enhanced by the inclusion of five stained glass windows. The Summerhouse has leaded light French doors and the shed a solid studded door made from scrap wood. The 'studs' are mainly 19th Century hand beaten nails from France." For lots more construction photos [see the site].

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A "Live Modern" write up about shed of the year (I didn't really like it that much, but it's octagonal and has some good ideas):

Winner of Shed of the Year 2008
by noreply@blogger.com (Alex) from Shedworking (other blog) 07-08-2008 05:56

There was a huge public response to the competition with more than 3,000 votes for over 900 entries in 12 categories but in a very, very close call the winner is the Rugby Pub owned by Tim from Sudbury, Suffolk. Designed and built by Tim himself, it has eight roof lights, an octagonal roof and double doors. Plus a full bar, three fridges, ceiling fan, running water and sea grass matting floor. And a hammock. But there's no television, no phone and, as Tim puts it, no shortage of liquid refreshment. You can see more pictures and details at readersheds.co.uk and keep checking Shedblog for more updates.

Here are some comments from the judges: "This looks like great fun, and those trapezoidal windows in the roof! Not an easy thing to do, and the builder provided the best description. Great job, I want to have a drink there." - Lloyd Alter, Treehugger.com "Like the ceiling fan idea. If I had a shed like this with a bar in it I'd never leave." - Tony (2007 Shed of the Year winner) "Pubs and sheds. It feels like there's a natural link between them, two of the world's greatest building concepts which are far more than the bricks and mortar (or timber and felt) from which they're constructed. As soon as you step inside a great shed, you immediately have a warm and comfortable sensation, and that's exactly how you should feel in a great pub too. Bring the two together and - BINGO! - you've got a very worthy winner indeed." - Alex Johnson from Shedworking Look out for the International Shed of the Year and our photo competition winners later in the week. National Shed Week has been supported this year by Garden Buildings Direct (provider of the grand prize), The Cheese Shed and Make mine a Builders tea.
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Cabana Village 20 x 20 Office

20 x 20 BackYard Office Total $27,443

This gorgeous 20 x 20 BackYard Office features features a gable roof with large dormer over a double arch door, crank-opening bar windows, sidelite windows, triangular windows and a top-lite window.

Cabana Village Studio Workshop

12 x 16 Studio Total: $14,737

Cabana Village SmartSide Siding

12 x 12 Cabin - $11,082 (configured as shown - includes all doors, windows & options)

Our SmartSide* sided kits are designed to require the minimum investment of time AND money while providing a strong, durable, useful and aesthetically pleasing structure. Panelized for minimum assembly time , they come with pre-hung windows and doors with their casings already attached; just slip them into their respective openings. All kits include a complete floor and all required hardware and are ready to insulate. All you need to add is a simple patio stone foundation and shingles.

Siding: 3/8" LP SmartSide®* Panel, Environmentally Friendly: Siding Green Sheet

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Working to Eliminate Poverty Housing - Guatemala

http://burlington.craigslist.org/vol/920598881.html

Working to eliminate poverty housing-Guatemala (Totonicapan, Guatemala)
Reply to: comm-920598881@craigslist.org [?]
Date: 2008-11-15, 5:02PM EST


Our international team will work with the local community to replace poverty housing. No prior experience needed, just good health and a willingness to help. Totonicapan is in the mountains of Guatemala, and remote enough that people have retained their traditional dress and customs. We will be there from Jan. 31 through Feb. 15. The team leaders are Jack from Toronto and Ann from Boston. Contact us if you would like more information. Habitat for Humanity Guatemala.


* Location: Totonicapan, Guatemala


PostingID: 920598881

Latin American Architecture & Islamic Design

The Islamic Design Module in Latin America: Proportionality and the Techniques of Neo-Mudejar Architecture, by John F. Moffitt

Amazon Editorial Reviews

This study analyses the distinctive look of Hispanic architecture. Its triangulate format, originated in Islamic Spain, was based on workshop techniques once used by journeyman designers and simple artisans. Spain was the only European transatlantic colonial power to have once been occupied by Islamic overlords. Spain's conquistadors took their traditional building methods to Latin America. Formal analyses of the facades of various Latin American churches reveal them to reiterate procedures worked out in Andalusia by Islamic builders in the ninth and tenth centuries. Though widely separated by time and place, both share a proportionate system determining abstract ratios; in both cases, this regulating format was derived from manipulations of the Pythagorean triangles. This "trazado regulador" is only expressed in ratios, with no numbers, and is illustrated here with 84 visual examples including measured drawings of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and medieval European prototypes. Grounded in historical and physical data, the research is partially drawn from four practical builders' manuals: two seventeenth-century Spanish ones and two Mexican ones from ca. 1640 and 1800. In an appendix, Viollet-le-Duc (a major nineteenth-century architect) explains architectural proportionality and the design function of the Pythagorean Triangle.

About the Author
John F. Moffitt, professor emeritus of art history, New Mexico State University, lives in Las Cruces.

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From OpenLibrary.org: openlibrary.org/b/OL8138970M

Subject: Architecture
Islamic studies
Islamic Architecture
Architecture Of Specific Structures
Latin America
International Architecture - General
Architecture, Colonial
Design & Drafting
Composition, proportion, etc
Mudejar influences
Mudâejar influences

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Habitat for Humanity Guatemala

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From the U.K. site: "...Habitat houses in Guatemala

Habitat houses in Guatemala are built from concrete blocks with a tin roof and a concrete floor. They may be simple, but they are an unimaginable improvement on the substandard houses they are replacing. Petrie from Habitat for Humanity Guatemala explains:

"The reality here is that people are living in chicken coops with dirt floors and no walls. We have to be realistic about what makes a simple, decent home in this country. It is hard to grasp how much people's lives have been improved by moving into one of our houses." (more)

Habitat for Humanity Guatemala
Families Served Current FY: 2,899
Total Houses Constructed: 26,588
House Sponsorship Cost (USD): $4,020
Tercer Nivel
Office 3
Supercom Delco
Quetzaltenango
Guatemala
Phone: +502 77635308
Fax: +502 77671301
E-mail: info@habitatguate.org
URL: www.habitatguate.org



A woman sweeps in front of a shack in Guatemala.



Santos Mahil Cahy and her son Orlando Cahy in front of their Habitat house.


The first Habitat houses in all of Latin America and Caribbean went up in Guatemala in 1979, specifically in Aguacatan, Huehuetenango.

Habitat Guatemala was created with the purpose of improving the living conditions of low-income Guatemalan families through the construction of decent low-cost houses. The organization’s vision is that everyone in Guatemala should have access to a decent house.

Structured as a community organization that includes the participation of more than 1,300 volunteers, Habitat specializes in working with those families that have no access to the national financing system (banks, cooperatives, etc.) and who are living in sub-human conditions.

An average 3,000 Habitat homes are constructed each year in 15 departments; 70 percent of these houses are in rural zones and 30 percent in urban areas.

Depending on the future homeowner’s payment capacity, the house may measure from 32m2 to 51 m2. The loan for the cost of the house is granted for an 8-year term, through monthly installments of US$31, which represents a third or a fourth of the cost of renting a single room.

Houses are built with the following materials: cement blocks, iron, tin roof sheets, metal doors, four windows and wood. All these materials are easily found in the communities. The design is anti-seismic, making the constructions safer for families.

HOUSING NEEDS
In Guatemala, there is a need for 1.2 million houses. Currently, families live in huts or crowded in a small rented room. The great problem is land tenure; since many invade property belonging to the state or to individuals, most poor families are not the legitimate owners of the land they inhabit. These properties do not have basic utilities and are located in high-risk areas, mostly in urban zones. Also, there is a high degree of delinquency and crime.

Due to the conditions in which they live, there is a high risk of maternal and infant death due to gastrointestinal, respiratory and skin diseases.

Other hindrances that poor families wanting to build a decent house face are: lack of legal documents or property deeds; loans at an interest rate ranging between 18 to 30 percent; lands located in ravines, river banks, etc.; and land at prices unaffordable for the poor.

Due to their income level and to the type of guarantee they offer, many families claim that without Habitat, they would not have been able to build their homes. In 2005, Habitat Guatemala celebrated the construction of house 20,000, at that time, a tenth of all the houses built in the world through Habitat. Guatemala ends the year 2007 with 25,000 decent homes build for people in need, helping around 150,000 Guatemalans, the majority children.

COUNTRY FACTS
Location: Central America
Climate: tropical
Population: 12,728,111
Economy: primary exports include coffee, sugar, bananas, cardamom, apparel, fruits and vegetables.
Government: Democratic Republic
Religion: Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan Beliefs
Literacy: 71 percent
Language: Spanish, Amerindian languages

Habitat for Humanity Latin America/Caribbean Web Site (Spanish)

Affiliates in Guatemala

Affiliate Name City Website
Central, HPH Chimaltenango
El Progreso HPH Guastatoya, El Progreso
San Juan La Laguna HPH Miami
Jacaltenango HPH Miami
Xela, HPH Miami
Coatepeque HPH Miami
San Antonio Sacatepequez HPH Miami
San Juan Ixcoy HFH Miami
Cantel HPH Miami
Izabal HPH Quetzaltenango
Sur Oriente HPH Quetzaltenango
San Marcos HPH Quetzaltenango
Totonicapan HPH Quetzaltenango
Barcenas HPH Quetzaltenango
El Rosario HPH Quetzaltenango
San Lucas Toliman HPH Quetzaltenango
El Quiche, HPH Quetzaltenango
Suchitepequez HPH Quetzaltenango
Norte Habitat p/l Humanidad Quetzaltenango
Xela Occidente HPH Quetzaltenango
Escuintla HPH Quetzaltenango 09901
Huehuetenango HPH Quetzalternago
Nororiente HPH Zacapa

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Habitat for Humanity Guatemala. Families Served Current FY: 2899. Total Houses Constructed: 26588. House Sponsorship Cost (USD): $4020. ...
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Nov 27, 2008 ... Habitat for Humanity Guatemala is a legal NGO which works with low income families that do not qualify for credit or loans through banks or ...
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idealist.org - Habitat for Humanity Guatemala Volunteer

Nov 27, 2008 ... Habitat for Humanity Guatemala (HfHG) builds 10% of all Habitat for Humanity houses worldwide. So far in Guatemala, HfHG has built 28000 ...
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Habitat for Humanity Building hope and homes in Guatemala

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Habitat for Humanity: Guatemala. March 3rd, 2007. Habitat for Humanity: Guatemala ... Icons based on my Habitat for Humanity trip to Guatemala ...
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Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity volunteers and donations

Dec 28, 2007 ... Journal coordinator on behalf of Team Guatemala ..... "There´s nothing like it - being on a Habitat for Humanity Global Village trip. ...
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Habitat for Humanity - Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

Habitat for Humanity Guatemala is an NGO which specializes in community organizing , technical assistance and the construction of low cost housing. ...
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