Water Tanks from Plastic Bottles

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Bottle Schools by Hug It Forward.org

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 Notes: finish entry... this is fantastic. We could build one soon on my lots! CT

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Contents [hide] 1 Introduction 2 Selecting a site 3 Construction Steps: 1 - 22 4 Finishing touches 5 The next steps: how YOU can empower a community to build a bottle school 6 Appendices

Welcome to the Bottle School Wiki!

Please, Read This First for information on how to use this Wiki, and how to provide feedback.
Please contact us if you require a PDF version of the Bottle School Manual.
Please email heenal@hugitforward.org if you have any questions or if you need any help.

Introduction

1. What are bottle schools?
2. How we started building bottle schools
3. The purpose of this manual
4. Why build a bottle school?
5. Why NOT to build a bottle school
6. What do bottle schools cost?
7. Why has the cost of bottle schools increased?

Selecting a site

1. Community
2. Participation
3. Things to consider
4. Finding a site
5. Collecting bottles
6. Environmental education
7. Skilled & Unskilled Labor

Construction Steps: 1 - 22

This is to serve as a general guide to the execution of bottle school construction. This manual is not designed to teach you how to build a bottle school single-handed. Your job will be to bring many people together with different roles and skills to make the project work well. We're not expecting you to know how to mix cement or tie rebar, but a good understanding of the basic principles will make you a better facilitator. All specs can be found in the plans.

1. Bottles – collection & collaboration
2. Bottle Size Variation Chart
3. Making “eco-bricks”
4. Clear and level land
5. Foundation
6. Pins
7. Columns and Beams
8. Lower Beams
9. Columns
10. Columns and beams
11. Columns & Beams for Doors
12. Diagrams for Columns & Beams
13. Floor Beam
14. Intermediate and top beam
15. Roof
16. Chicken Wire 1
17. Chicken Wire 2
18. Placing Bottles in the Wall
19. Plaster
20. Floor
21. Doors & Windows
22. Finishes

Download Architectural Plans to help you. You may need to modify these to fit your particular design requirements.

Finishing touches

1. Decoration
2. Inauguration
3. Bringing volunteers

The next steps: how YOU can empower a community to build a bottle school

1. Getting started
2. Project Requirements
3. Project Timeline

Appendices

1. Completed bottle schools
2. File:Bottle Schools Application Packet.zip
3. About Hug It Forward
4. How to get in touch
5. Bottle Schools in the media
6. Environmental Education Materials

More: http://bottleschools.org/wiki/Main_Page

Long Way Home ~ building with bottle construction

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF6za6ZbkZo&feature=uploademail

Long Way Home / Welcome!

Long Way Home is a non profit operating in Guatemala. They seek to provide an end to the cycle of poverty by empowering the community through youth programs ...
www.longwayhomeinc.org/

alternative construction, building with recycled bottles, Guatemala, Long Way Home, longwayhomeinc.org, nonprofit