Transcription Suggestions CEB Microhouse Build in Belize

Introduction

After the CEB Microhouse Build in Belize, all participants took some time to write down general feedback. These feedback forms have been transcribed and consolidated in Consolidation Suggestions CEB Microhouse Build in Belize. This document contains the transcription of the feedback forms.

Feedback form 1

• Defined plans which can be followed
• consideration of the equipment inventory

Use checklist manifesto for maximizing build People who are building their 1st house need a full list it equipment and materials and tools

Prepare people of what is expected of them Provide resources so those w/o required skills can get them

Allow more time with rest periods

tool and equipment inventory

Feedback form 2

CEB Construction Improvements

• Site Cleanliness, clear site of trip hazards, loose rocks, branches, stack material in organized piles near enough to job site for easy retrieval but not too close as to be in the way. (We had to move piles of bricks sometimes just to make space). Clear debris away that could hide snakes, spiders, scorpions.
• Have a designated tool location everyone knows where to get tools and return them. Should be at waist height to avoid bending and under a shaded area we waisted a lot of time tucking down tools, also show people/everyone how to use them! People came here to learn, tool belts would be nice.
• same thing for safety equipment, helmets, ear plugs, glasses, masks, gloves, sunscreen, bug repellent and require their use.

Before every job task have a demonstration to show everyone, not just a few people how to do it. You're not learning how to build a house if you are only familiar with a few of the tasks.

Brick laying

String lines and plumb bobs are really required to get straight lines, square corners and level brings. If enough time is spent explaining to people their importance and how to work around them it will result in a much beter product. Have the teams of workers layout their job process and walking paths to avoid the string lines and crossing the path of others.

Installing roof rafters and other work at heights

Proper scaffolding with safety guards is key. Workers on ground must wear helmets and must be taught to be aware and avoid crossing under elevated work areas.

General Build

There should be designated supervisors, preferably who have previous experience with building and CEBs, to lead the build and keep quality up. This will increase productivity, learning and quality. Eliminating the bottlenecks of everyone trying to find one person to ask questions of, supervisors might pay for room and board only to encourage their participation.

There should be at least 2 sets of job drawings on site at all times for review.

The daily schedule advertised online must be followed no matter what people came based on this schedule and require more time for learning, conversation, and recovery, not following the schedule is false advertising.

Feedback form 3

Planning

Upfront, everybody should have studied the plans. Or at least, there should be good access to the plans. The plans could be extended with a "reasoning" section that explains why certain decisions were made. The plans should highlight critical decisions, such as how the J-hooks are placed, possibly again with reasoning: It is not an Ikea build where we trust the plan to be perfect. The plans we have, need to be adjusted often. Having a section iwht the reaoning helps. For example 8 trusses for holding the metal sheets without purlins or going with purlins, we can go with less: 5 trusses. The rigid 5-day timeline does not really prove a point and it should either be longer or we should aim for less.

Build site

The build site should be cleaner and safer. There were four safety incidents and especially with a community build, this should be prevented as much as possible.

Laying bricks

The wall is imprecise so we could just as well use a better pattern. A line with instruction is probably a better idea than the boards behind. Otherwise, a laser perhaps?

Leadership

Much time was lost in discussion. This could have been prevented with everybody knowing the plan and the reasoning. I propose to assign teams (small) working on something and make one the leader in a round-robin fashion. The leader has a final say in the decision and for each new task, a new leader is appointed.

Feedback form 4

Project

1. carpentry

• work flow

1. social

1. timeline

• during post

1. safety

A work book

A living collaborative work book As a signifier to respective project or aspect of and time allocation to collaborate while we are there

1) documentation centralized to a tangible workable degree printed off as [yogi's choice] ad-hoc event leaders version and time allocation throughout the day to work with groups to understand + learn the perspective and "methods behind the madness" of the + their respect over positions + contexts congnively, culturally psychologically

beings also have come together to make their best book and how the

This is important to me because his is wat I believe to be functional transparency.