Here are some recent pics from the site. The construction has been going very well, though slowly, and I am getting glimpses in my imagination of the final product.
This is the Kitchen & Administration Building slab. We begin the wall construction in January.
And here is the first of the two Dormitories. The pattern of upper and lower windows depicts how both the upper and lower bunks on each bed get their own window. The solar power system for half of the center will be mounted to the back side of this dorm's roof.
These are the custom truss hangers that we had fabricated at a shop in town. They are situated and tied in place, ready for concrete placement. I actually didn't sleep well the night before we cast this very critical concete ring beam. Cast-in-place hangers like this are a foreign concept here, which made it both exciting to demonstrate and also stressful because the responsibility for the success of its application lies entirely on me.
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Looking at the photos it seems thta the construction work is going at a good pace and I think that the construction works gets completed as soon as possible.
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I found your blog and took interest in it. I am a civil engineer working in Sudan managing the construction of some orphanages for a US based ministry. Would love to dialogue some more with you about your experiences and some technical aspects of building in east Africa. Email me at kevinm@makewaypartners.org
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