· Inappropriate design ie concrete houses in
tropics · Education needed to inform people ·
People influenced by western media to want western lifestyle ·
Lack of planning · Lack of proper zoning ·
Imported materials are too expensive and distort/disrupt the local economy ·
City (Dili) doesn’t know its own face · Need for holistic approach
to planning · How to reconcile availability of concrete vs
lack of timber · Globalisation creates loss
of local identity · Local knowledge and
materials · Studies needed so people can make informed
choices- examples · Association of status with
imported design · Community housing a priority
·
Need to encourage local architects and architecture ·
Include environmental education models for schools and villages ·
Set up demonstration model of sustainable design · Training programs needed for
Australian builders · Co-operation between housing
rights groups and architects · Sustainable design education
in technical colleges · How to solve:
immediate/urgent problems; medium-term problems; long-term problems ·
Knock down inappropriate buildings · need for building codes to
implement technical design · urban- work, live in urban
designs; rurual-build in the traditional way · Bamboo good for small
buildings · Bamboo is being made into laminated beams ·
Research is needed into suitable bamboo varieties and treatment ·
Recycle and reuse material from damaged buildings
|
Priority Issues |
Strategies |
|
Need for
examples/models |
·
Set up
demonstration model of sustainable design ·
Need to
encourage local architects and architecture ·
Different
models for urban and rural situations ·
Conduct
research program into suitable bamboo varieties for building and treatments
for preservation ·
Use bamboo
for smaller buildings ·
Investigate
possibilities for using bamboo in laminated beams (happening in factory in
West Timor) |
|
Need for
community education |
·
Environmental
education (including sustainable design) modules for schools and villages ·
Sustainable
design modules included in technical college courses where local builders are
being trained |
|
Inappropriate
designs (use of concrete) |
·
Conduct
seminars for Australian builders and construction companies ·
Build
cooperation between housing rights groups and local sustainable design
architects ·
Knock down
rather than rebuild inappropriate buildings ·
Recycle
and reuse material from damaged buildings |
Inappropriate planning
|
·
Need to
delineate short, medium and long-term problems ·
Community housing is a priority ·
Draw up a
building code to implement technical design and ensure vested interests can’t
take shortcuts ·
Holistic
planning needs to take into account waste, energy and water considerations
also. |