Construction
Session 1: Welcome, Introductions;
Sustainable Construction Concepts and
Principles
Green Recovery And Reconstruction: Training Toolkit For Humanitarian Aid
Welcome and Introduction
Place a photo here that relates to the workshop,
such as a reconstruction project from a recent
disaster in the region
Workshop Venue
and date
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Participant Introductions
 Name, title, organization
 Brief summary of experience in disaster response,
shelter or housing construction
 Chief expectation: what you hope to get out of this
workshop
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Green Recovery and Reconstruction Toolkit
 Developed by WWF and the American Red Cross
 Based on a 5-year partnership formed after the 2004
tsunami between WWF, American Red Cross and
partners in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and
Maldives
 Designed for use globally after natural disasters and
conflict
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10 Program Modules
Green Guide to:
1. Opportunities for Green Recovery and
Reconstruction: An Introduction
2. Project Design, Monitoring and
Evaluation
3. Environmental Impact Assessment
Tools and Techniques
4. Strategic Site Selection and
Strategic
Site Selection and
Development
5. Development
Materials and the Supply Chain
and the Supply Chain
6. Materials
Construction
7. Construction
Water and Sanitation
8. Livelihoods
9. Disaster Risk Reduction
10. Organizational Operations
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GRRT Principles
 “Do no harm” to people and communities recovering
from disaster by addressing environmental
sustainability
 Recognize that addressing the environment has
multiple benefits
 Take ownership
 Build back safer
 Be solution-oriented
 Emphasize the use of local knowledge
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Workshop Objectives
After attending the one-day workshop, you should be
able to:
 Describe the key principles of environmentally
sustainable building design and architecture to
protect people and communities recovering from
disaster
 Describe the key principles of environmentally
sustainable on-site construction management
 Demonstrate how to apply the key principles of
sustainable building design and construction
management to a community-based project
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Workshop Agenda
0830 – 1035
1. Welcome & Introductions; Sustainable Construction:
Concepts
1035 – 1050
Break
1050 – 1235
2. Sustainable Construction Design Fundamentals
1235 – 1335
Lunch
1335 – 1435
3. Sustainable Construction Management Practices
1435 – 1450
Break
1450 – 1700
4. Sustainable Construction: Bringing it Together
1700 – 1730
Participant Evaluation & Close
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Ground Rules
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Have fun
Questions always welcome
Respectful disagreement
Promptness
Cell phones off
Other ground rules you wish to add?
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This session we will discuss…
 Definition of sustainable construction
 Key concepts of sustainable construction
…but first…
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Earthquake in Central America!
Photo credit: NASA
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Photo credit: LWF/DWS/ACT El Salvador/P. Jeffrey
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Mini-case: Earthquake in Central America!
Earthquake hits Central American city. Inter-agency assessment team
calls for both immediate shelter & longer-term housing responses.
Local NGO, VPP, obtains donor funding to:
 clear debris from devastated neighborhood
 procure/distribute low-cost Chinese tents for homeless
 set up voucher system for housing repair kits (homeowners will
use vouchers to obtain kits at building material supplier; supplier to
be reimbursed by VPP
Stakeholders support, praise VPP’s efforts
Task: As a team, brainstorm possible environmental impacts
(positive as well as negative) of VPP activities
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Definitions
Sustainable development:
development that meets the needs of
the present without compromising the
ability of future generations to meet
their own needs
World Commission on Environment and Development (the “Brundtland Commission “)
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Definitions (cont.)
Sustainable construction:
 principles of sustainable development applied to full
construction cycle: from extraction, processing of raw
materials, through planning, design, construction of
buildings and infrastructure, until their final
deconstruction and management of resultant waste
 a holistic process aiming to restore, maintain harmony
between the natural & built environments while
creating settlements that affirm human dignity and
encourage economic equity
Du Plessis
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What do we need to support Sustainable
Construction?
Social
Institutional
Economic
Technical
Construction decision-making process
supports actions to minimize
environmental impact, resource
extraction, use of energy, water,
materials, & land, prefers renewable
resources over non-renewables.
Construction process seeks to maintain
and restore ecological diversity.
Environmental
Environmental considerations are
incorporated into all aspects of
Sustainable Construction
construction.
The five pillars of S.C.
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Principles of Sustainable Construction
Focus:
 Local knowledge & experience
 Good management
 Appropriate techniques, including reuse of
materials
 Risk reduction
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Exercise: Principles of Sustainable Construction
Turn to the Module 6 Content Paper Section 3.1, The Need
for Environmentally Sustainable Design. See the box titled
“Key Principles of Environmentally Sustainable
Construction”
Discuss with your small group:
 Which of these principles are integral to your
organization’s practices? (Provide concrete examples
of their application)
Be prepared to share one concrete example with the
plenary group
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Break!
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