The hourdi block produced by the auram press 3000 is used to create floors and roofs.
Ferrocement roof auroville.
Vikas community was a finalist for the world habitat award 2000.
This project was the first development in auroville which used stabilised earth from foundations to roof.
The ferro cement roofing also has gutters leading down to its junction to the wall and is let out by water spout.
The training centre of 278 m2 was built with plain cseb blocks ferrocement roof channels and a cseb cloister dome of 6 20 m span.
These blocks rest either on reinforced concrete t beams or on ferrocement channels.
Needing energy consuming repair techniques and are a small economical disaster.
Beams run across two junctions in the roof structure.
Building techniques research.
Auroville building centre avbc experimental constructions.
Improper curing results in cracks and leaking problems.
The resistance of these blocks is extremely high.
Auroville earth institute avei thatch roof.
One at the junction of the walls from which the roof starts and the other at an intermediate level to provide a skylight.
A team of folks in africa make some 7 3m long ferrocement roof channels for placement on top of a cseb house.
Training centre at marakkanam this training centre named kalangium is a multifunctional training centre based at marakkanam located at 30 km north of auroville.
The vikas community was built in auroville by the earth institute formerly the auroville building centre earth unit in several periods from 1992 to 1998.
As these blocks are hollow they create roofs which are more comfortable under a hot climate.