Green Recovery And Reconstruction: Training Toolkit For Humanitarian Aid Construction Session 4: Sustainable Construction in Practice: Synthesis Exercise

2 Session Goal By the end of this session, you should be able to:  Apply many of the concepts studied in the Construction workshop in a virtual field-based assessment, analysis and planning exercise Mod 6 Ses 4

3 Quick Review Better SC practices:  Site planning & layout  Materials & equipment  Waste & pollution  Life cycle of materials: Re-use & recycle  Work force  Sustainable community-based construction The Aims:  Better humanitarian outcome  Protect, restore the environment Mod 6 Ses 4

4 Major Tropical Storm Georgette has damaged most of the southern country of Tropico, a small tropical state. Southtown (300,000 residents) is largely destroyed. NOAA photo TYPHOON GEORGETTE 4 Mod 6 Ses 4

5 H. Pollmeier photo BBC photo US Coast Guard photo Source unknown Scenes from the disaster Mod 6 Ses 4

6 Sri Lankan Government to Help Disaster Victims President Mahinda Rajpaksa agreed today to play a humanitarian role for the victims of Typhoon Georgette. Mod 6 Ses 4

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12 In your small group, please answer the following questions:  What type of construction materials will be needed? What sources will you propose?  What type of design would you choose to address energy, climate and community concerns?  What other site management considerations should be addressed?  What are the likely environmental impacts of the project? What particular actions should be considered to ensure that the construction project is conducted in sustainable fashion?

13 Sustainable Construction Synthesis Exercise Debriefing Please provide your team’s details with regard to:  What type of construction materials will be needed. What sources will you propose?  How might energy and climate concerns impact design?  What types of waste will likely be generated? Where and how will you dispose of it?  What types of pollution will likely be generated by the project? How might this be minimized?  What particular site protection issues should be implemented? Mod 6 Ses 4

14 Another Review  This short quiz will help us find out how well the material was presented today.

15 Workshop Evaluation  Please fill out the evaluation form. Your thoughts will help us improve this course for future workshops.

16 Closing Thank You.