As   the   largest   storm   ever   to   make  landfall,   Typhoon   Haiyan   le8   the   community  of  Salvacion,  Tacloban  devastated.  Homes  and  infrastructure   in   Tacloban   were   damaged   if  not  en?rely  destroyed,  crops  were  demolished  and  lives  lost.  With  hundreds  of  thousands  of  families   le8   homeless   in   the   wake   of   the  disaster,   the   struggle   to   find   quality,  affordable   building   materials   posed   a   major  concern.  

  In   support   of   families   who   lost   their  homes   as   a   resul t   of   the   typhoon,  GlobalMedic   operated   an   innova?ve   shelter  project.  By   simply  compac?ng   earth   from  the  ground,  a  strong,  durable  and  environmentally  friendly   building   material  was   produced   and  used  to  construct  new  homes.  

GlobalMedic  Providing  Innova2ve  Shelter  Solu2ons  to  Typhoon  Affected  Families

The   IMPACT2001A   is   a   powerful   machine   that  compresses  earth  mixed  with  a  minimal  por?on  of  concrete   to  produce   blocks  at   a  compressive  strength   of   1200-­‐2200   PSI   -­‐   surpassing   North  American   building   codes.   GlobalMedic’s  Compressed   Earth   Block   (CEB)   project   is  incredibly   cost-­‐effec?ve,   reducing   the   use   of  lumber  and  manufactured  bricks,   as  well  as  the  cost   of   transport  as  the   blocks  were   created  on  site.  

Compressed  Earth  Block  (CEB)  Technology                            

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  Perhaps  most  importantly,  the  CEB   project   empowered   disaster  affected   community   residents.   By  hiring   local  labourers  to  produce   the  blocks   and   construct   the   homes,  GlobalMedic   invested   money   back  into  the  community.

  In   turn,   the   project   not   only  provided   sustainable   housing  solu?ons   but   created   employment,  strengthened   local  par?cipa?on   and  supported   the   livelihood   of   the  community.

To  view  a  video  of  GlobalMedic’s  CEB  project  in   the   Philippines,   please   visit:   h>ps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQwmZVDOZAw

  Local  residents  were   able   to   personally   rebuild  their  homes  and  those  of  family  and  fellow  community  members.   GlobalMedic’s   innova?ve   housing   project  has  empowered  the  community  of  Salvacion  to  recover  and  thrive  at  a  ?me  when  they  needed  it  most.  

GlobalMedic  CEB  Housing  Project

•20  CEB  homes  constructed

•Safe  shelter  solution  provided

•Support  of  local  livelihoods

•Sustainable

•Cost-­‐effective