@misc{10481/79800,
year = {2022},
month = {12},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/79800},
abstract = {The global challenges regarding sustainability and the guarantee of minimum habitability
requirements have led to the transformation of construction practices, where research has failed to
achieve sufficient dissemination and findings. The purpose of this research is to promote sustainable
and resilient patterns in construction in vulnerable neighbourhoods in emerging countries by disseminating
techniques and mechanisms through in situ transfer workshops and by raising awareness
of the environmental importance of construction. Regarding materials and methods, this paper
contributes innovative insights by combining training workshops and awareness-raising sessions
to promote both environmental education and sustainable and optimised habits in construction.
These methods are applied and tested in a real case study in El Salvador. Subsequent to carrying
out a multi-disciplinary assessment analysis, the outcomes and results have led to the design of
prototypes that have obtained a global EDGE certificate on sustainable construction and efficient
use of resources once the users’ testimonies, weaknesses, and strengths have been addressed. The
conclusions indicate that families, volunteers, and technical workers need to be trained by promoting
environmental awareness in social housing and establishing a plan for dissemination to communicate
across universities and public and private institutions in order to replicate guidelines across American
dry-corridor countries.},
organization = {University of Seville	US-AYP/18/2022
US-2020UI003
US-d07/2019},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Sustainable architecture},
keywords = {Development cooperation},
keywords = {Social housing},
keywords = {Vulnerable communities},
keywords = {Housing renovation},
keywords = {Low-cost construction},
keywords = {Decision-making},
keywords = {Collaborative learning},
title = {Promoting Sustainable and Resilient Constructive Patterns in Vulnerable Communities: Habitat for Humanity’s Sustainable Housing Prototypes in El Salvador},
doi = {10.3390/su15010352},
author = {Jiménez Expósito, Rosa Ana and Serrano Jiménez, Antonio and Díaz López, Carmen},
}