Uploaded on 2014-11-25 by dafangmaton

WITH THE NEED FOR SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES, EFFORT BY CONSTRUCTION STAKEHOLDERS AND PROFESSIONALS ARE TENDING TOWARD LOCALLY SOURCED MATERIALS FOR EASE OF SOURCING AND DEPLOYMENT IN CONSTRUCTION. STABILIZED EARTH WALLING ELEMENTS ARE ONE OF SUCH, WHERE AVAILABLE LATERITE AND ABOUT 5% CEMENT ARE COMBINED AND COMPRESSED INTO BLOCKS FOR WALLING PURPOSES. THIS IS CERTAINLY AN IMPROVEMENT OVER ADOBE AS IT OFFER GREATER AESTHETIC VALUE AND IS THERMALLY MORE COMFORTABLE THAN CONVENTIONAL SANDCRETE BLOCKS TO THE END USER. IT IS ALSO CHEAPER OR MORE AFFORDABLE. IT IS THUS AN ALTERNATIVE WALLING MATERIAL AND COULD HELP CURB THE BUILDING DEFICIT SITUATION IN NIGERIA AS IT IS MORE AFFORDABLE.![BUILDING WITH COMPRESSED CEMENT STABILIZED BLOCKS][1]![LATERITE SIEVING FOR BLOCK PRODUCTION][2] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1416925481311076.jpg [2]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14169256151302879.jpg