Resources Tagged: Design & Construction

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  1. Keeping Chickens in Cages: Description of the Outdoor Individual Cage System of Poultry Management as Developed Mainly in Southern California

    1951-01-01 The purpose of this book is to provide a practical working manual and guide for poultrymen keeping layers in indiviual cages in relatively open house.
    Livestock Housing Design & Construction Poultry California Poultry Farms

  2. The Design and Manufacture of Low-Cost Motorized Vehicles

    For planners and manufacturers: detailed technical information on the design and manufacture of vehicles which can be produced locally and can compete with capital-intensive technologies originating from industrialized countries.
    Motor Vehicles Motor Vehicle Mana... Design & Construction Developing Country... Low-Cost

  3. Village Technology Handbook

    1988-01-01 The Village Technology Handbook has been an important tool for development workers and do-it-yourselfers for years. First published in 1963 under the auspices of the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Handbook has gone through eight major printings. Versions in French and Spanish, as...
    Design & Construction Home Economics Appropriate Techno...

  4. Protected Cultivation: Construction, Requirements and use of Greenhouses in Various Climates

    2004-01-01 This Agrodok deals with the possibilities applicable to protect horticultural crops against unfavorable climatic conditions. It fits with the worldwide expansion of tunnels and greehouses covered with plastic foils during the last two or three decades.
    Greenhouses Design & Construction

  5. The Home Workplace

    1978-01-01 This publication gives directions on building low-technology farming and homesteading structures such as smokehouses and springhouses and more.
    Gardening Design & Construction Workshops Equipment & Supplies

  6. FAO - Charcoal, Brick kilns

    Properly constructed and operated brick kilns are without doubt one of the most effective methods of charcoal production. They have proved themselves over decades of use to be low in capital cost, moderate in labour requirements and capable of giving surprisingly good yields of quality charcoal...
    Charcoal Brick Kilns Kilns Cookstoves and fuel Design & Construction FAO Charcoal production

  7. Savonius Rotor Construction

    1977-01-01 The text on the following pages provides data compiled by various investigators on the amount of energy available from S-rotors at various wind speeds. The author feels the potential rotor builder should use these data carefully to see if an S-rotor can meet his needs--before he begins the...
    Rotors Design & Construction Farm Buildings-Des... Savonius Rotor VITA

  8. Overshot Waterwheel A Design And Construction Manual

    1980-01-01 Improved use of water as a power source has potential for much of the developing world. There are few places where water is not available in quantities sufficient for power generation. Almost any flowing water--river, brook, or outlet of a lake or pona--can be put to work and will provide a...
    Water Water Wheel Design & Construction Construction Manual VITA Downloads

  9. Understanding Ferrocement Construction

    1988-01-01 Ferrocement is a building material composed of a relatively thin layer of concrete, covering such reinforcing material as steel wire mesh. Because the building techniques are simple enough to be done by unskilled labor, ferrocement is an attractive construction method in areas where labor costs...
    Ferrocement Design & Construction Construction VITA Downloads

  10. Understanding Adobe Mud Constuction

    1985-01-01 Every low-cost housing project seeks to build the most durable house at the lowest cost possible. Emphasis is always given to the maximum use of locally available materials, such as adobe. Common adobe, as it has been known for centuries, is simply a soil mixture with a clay content of at least...
    adobe Mud Design & Construction Construction VITA Downloads