WEBVTT - Green Tip – dung bricks 

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<v Speaker 1>At ten to five. It is now time for our

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<v Speaker 1>we are focusing on some building design technique that is

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<v Speaker 1>a very interesting one, indeed, building affordable rural homes with

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<v Speaker 1>bricks made of cow dung. My guest is norkulunga kry

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<v Speaker 1>An interior designer, part time lecturer and a researcher with

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<v Speaker 1>a growing focus on sustainable design, innovation nor Coolongo. Welcome.

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<v Speaker 1>Is great to have you with us on seven oh

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<v Speaker 1>two drive. How did you come to this idea of

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<v Speaker 1>making bricks from cow dung? My understanding is cow dung

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<v Speaker 1>has always been used, for example in the floors of

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<v Speaker 1>Ron Darvil's, but is bricks a brand new thing.

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<v Speaker 2>Good afternoon, Uncle John and all the seventy two lesseners.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm it just my pleasure to be here to share

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<v Speaker 2>the space with you guys today.

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<v Speaker 3>So the inspiration.

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<v Speaker 2>Behind the corowdown break came from my observation with regards

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<v Speaker 2>to the housing crisis that is currently happening in South Africa,

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<v Speaker 2>which is quite evident through the marshrooming of informal settlement,

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<v Speaker 2>and it was a communication that affordability is quite a

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<v Speaker 2>consistent challenge in our society. Of course, it is a

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<v Speaker 2>material that is actually used mostly in rural areas and

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<v Speaker 2>on floors. But then I then decided to say, because

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<v Speaker 2>it is such material that has actually been used, so

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<v Speaker 2>why not re imagine it and actually use it to

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<v Speaker 2>create coow down breaks to be able to address the issue.

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<v Speaker 2>Is that the housing issues that you're currently facing. Hence

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<v Speaker 2>I chose that.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, so so how far have you How far have

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<v Speaker 1>you got with this? I mean, is there a question

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<v Speaker 1>of designing molds, is it in some way modifying the

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<v Speaker 1>cowd down with any kind of additives? What are the

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<v Speaker 1>key problems that you need to solve?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, it's still on the concept research phase, but it

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<v Speaker 2>is quite far because I managed to indeed do a brick,

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<v Speaker 2>but now I was testing it through different sizes. So

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<v Speaker 2>I started with our standard brick science and then because

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<v Speaker 2>I wanted to create a block brick which will be

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<v Speaker 2>much effective in terms of building because if it's smaller breaks,

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<v Speaker 2>it means that you will need a lot of quantities.

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<v Speaker 2>So I then decided to do a block brake. So

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<v Speaker 2>one of the challenges was I did not want to

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<v Speaker 2>create a block break that is a standard look and feel,

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<v Speaker 2>So I then created a block break that had an

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<v Speaker 2>interlocking system to it, and that came with its challenges

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<v Speaker 2>because in the interlocking part it broke so and it

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<v Speaker 2>was quite a lot.

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<v Speaker 3>It was quite a challenge.

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<v Speaker 2>But because I'm still investigating it and researching it further,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm working on a new look that is more effective.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's really interesting. How did you come to this?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, obviously you had a problem in mind that

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<v Speaker 1>you wanted to solve, and not no longer. You've given

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<v Speaker 1>us a sense that the growth of informal settlements, the people,

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<v Speaker 1>the way people are actually battling to find sustainable and

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<v Speaker 1>crucially effective material for building shelter for themselves. But is

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<v Speaker 1>this a rural experience that's part of your life or

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<v Speaker 1>part of your family history that led you in the

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<v Speaker 1>direction of this.

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<v Speaker 3>Not necessarily.

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<v Speaker 2>I am just one person that is so interested in

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<v Speaker 2>indigenous African building practices, and for so long I've been

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<v Speaker 2>asking myself, because we've been using certain methods of building,

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<v Speaker 2>why aren't these African indigenous African building practices.

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<v Speaker 3>Being included in the modern times.

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<v Speaker 2>Why aren't we then involving the people that have knowledge

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<v Speaker 2>on this type of building practices to be a part

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<v Speaker 2>of the change and to be a part of the solution.

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<v Speaker 2>Hence I then said, I need to do this in

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<v Speaker 2>order for me to start conversations.

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<v Speaker 3>And at the same time, it is an opportunity for.

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<v Speaker 2>Job creation because it we will do is that it

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<v Speaker 2>will involve communities and communities will be part of the solution.

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<v Speaker 3>At the same time, we will be skill.

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<v Speaker 2>We will be upping or uplifting the skills of the

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<v Speaker 2>youth and of people around communities and then we bring

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<v Speaker 2>them a lot to create these solutions.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, do keep us in touch with how you go

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<v Speaker 1>Twana University of Technology with this design innovation that you're trying.

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<v Speaker 1>If there's anyone else out there, by the way, who's

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<v Speaker 1>listening to what no Kulonga, no Kulunga cry has to

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<v Speaker 1>say about this, by all means, do give us a

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<v Speaker 1>call on a double one AA three oh seven oh

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<v Speaker 1>two and we'll make sure that we connect you and

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<v Speaker 1>it's something we'll follow with a great deal of interest. Nokulunga.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks so much for giving us your time on seven

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