Thousands of people live in insufficient housing throughout the informal settlements of Cape Town, South Africa. The growth of these areas has outpaced attempts to address the housing problem. The focus of our project was to propose a new redevelopment strategy for the in-situ upgrading of buildings in these settlements. With the help of community members, field experts, our sponsor Ecobeam, and through our own research, a sustainable and eco-friendly redevelopment plan was designed to present alternatives to the current building methods.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Garcia, Daniel Raymond
• Tracy, Laura Ann
• Kunyz, Timothy Ryan
• Schultz, Stephanie E.

Subject

• Infrastructure
• Sustainability
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-121708-161848

Palavra-chave

• City planning
• Construction industry--Environmental aspects
• Community development
• Buildings--Remodeling for other use

Advisor

• Hersh, Robert
• Jiusto, Scott

Year

• 2008

Center

• Cape Town, South Africa Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Ecobeam Technologies
• Tremeer, Mike

Date created

• 2008-12-17

Localização

• Cape Town

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Última modificação

• 2021-02-01