Building
Advisory Service and Information Network
BASIN is devoted to the dissemination of professional advice and information
relating to appropriate and proven building technologies and systems.
BASIN was established in 1988 to provide information and advice on appropriate
building technology and to create links with know-how resources in the world for
all those in need of relevant information. basin is a coalition of experts with
world-wide experience in all aspects of the building sector. basin aims to:
maximize
returns from local resources and skills in the field of low-cost building,
collect and provide customer-oriented information on appropriate technologies
for cost-effective building and low-cost housing,
stimulate popular initiative and profitable investment in the provision of
low-cost housing.
BASIN has had the tradition of extending support to the developing countries as
it was initially established by four organizations – GATE, ITDG, SKAT and
CRATerre based in Germany, United Kingdom, Switzerland and France respectively.
In recent years it has expanded to include Shelter Forum in Kenya, Development
Alternatives in India and CEVE in Argentina.
BASIN
Members
The German Appropriate
Technology Exchange (gate) of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische
Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) specializes in environmental resource protection and
dissemination of appropriate technologies for developing countries.
Dag-Hammarskjöld-Weg 1-5
D-65760 Eschborn
Germany
P.O. Box 5180
D-65726 Eschborn
Germany
Tel.: +49-6196-793095
Fax: +49-6196-797352
Email:
gate-basin@gtz.de
Homepage:
http://www.gtz.de/gate/index.afp
The Swiss Centre for Development
Cooperation in Technology Management (SKAT) is a documentation centre and
consultancy group active in the field of development cooperation. It provides
technical back-up to balanced development which is institu-tionally,
ecologically and economically sound as well as technically realistic.
Vadianstr. 42
CH-9000 St. Gallen
Switzerland
Tel.: +41-71-2285454
Fax: +41-71-2285455
Email: info@skat.ch
Homepage:
http://www.skat.ch
Intermediate Technology Development Group (ITDG) is an independent British
charity helping to increase income generation and opportunities for small-scale
industrial activities in developing countries.
Schumacher Centre for Technology and
Development
Bourton Hall, Bourton-on-Dunsmore
Warwickshire CV23 9QZ
United Kingdom
Tel.: +44-1788-661100
Fax: +44-1788-661101
Email:
ottor@itdg.org.uk
Homepage:
http://www.oneworld.org/itdg
CRATerre is the international centre for earth construction of the School of
Architecture in Grenoble.
Maison Levrat (Parc Fallavier)
B.P. 53
F-38092 Villefontaine-CEDEX
France
Tel.: +33-474-954391
Fax: +33-474-956421
Email:
craterre@club-internet.fr
Homepage:
http://www.craterre.archi.fr
Shelter Forum is a coalition of non-governmental organisations which deal with
issues of low-cost housing shelter in Kenya. Its main goal is to enhance access
to affordable shelter for all, particularly the poor, among whom the most
vulnerable are women and children, through advocacy, extension and networking.
P.O. Box 39493
Nairobi
Kenya
Tel.: +254-2-715251 / 715293 / 719413
Fax: +254-2-710083
Email:
elijah@itdg.or.ke
The Centro Experimental de la Vivienda Económica (CEVE) is a non-governmental,
professional association and member of the Asociación de Vivienda Económica
(AVE) in Argentina. Its objectives are the promotion of low-cost housing and the
creation of new job sources through technology research and development,
training and technology transfer.
Igualdad 3585 - B° Villa Siburu
5003 Córdoba
Argentina
Tel. & Fax: +54-351-489-4442
Email:
basin@ceve.org.ar
Homepage:
http://www.ceve.org.ar
Development Alternatives is a not-for-profit sustainable development enterprise
that designs and promotes programmes and products which, through the use of
alternative technology, contribute to the enrichment of human life. Its symbol,
a 5-pointed star, depicts a stylised human figure with arms stretched outward,
its head pointing skyward, and its feet firmly rooted to the earth.
B-32 Tara Crescent
Qutab Institutional Area
New Delhi - 110 016
India
Tel.: +91-11-66-5370; 696-7938; 685-1158
Fax: +91-11-686-6031
Email:
tara@sdalt.ernet.in
Homepage:
http://www.devalt.org
Pagtambayayong - A Foundation for Mutual Aid, Inc. is a non-governmental
organization which promotes low-income housing. Its Centre for Appropriate
Technology conducts research, production and training on appropriate building
technologies. Pagtambayayong is a member of the Sustainable Building
Technologies - Philippines, the network of SBT practitioners.
102 P. del Rosario Ext.,
Cebu City
6000 Philippines
Tel.: +63-32-2537974
Fax: +63-32-4182168
Email:
pagtamba@cnms.net
EcoSouth, the Network for an Ecologically and Economically Sustainable
Habitat promotes a larger scope of activities in the field of ecologically and
economically sustainable construction. The network seeks to take advantage of
current synergies among countries, persons and entities active in these fields.
EcoSouth focuses its activities in southern countries and propagates south -
south technology transfer as well as actual trade where equipment and material
is concerned.
EcoSur
Apdo 107
Jinotepe
Nicaragua
Tel/Fax: +505-4223325
Email:
ecosur@ifxnw.com.ni
Homepage:
http://www.ecosur.org
