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We are currently engaged in the development of a (patented) low cost, sustainable shelter system for self-assembly named LOGGY. The system is made entirely from recycled and reused materials. It consists of a prefabricated base component and can be constructed by inexperienced people within a day without the use of professional tools. The results are small and medium size huts that require no foundations or structure and need no maintenance whilst providing superior insulation and protection from the elements. As part of a holistic approach to a series of needs, HPG is developing a low-tech production facility concept that would be set up in proximity to waste management facilities in large cities. These factories will be integrated with current local waste management activities and assist in their development.The independent production facilities will be shipped and set up in designated locations where communities will form up small cooperatives centered around low cost shelter production funded through small enterprise funding. Collection lines for recyclable plastic and scrap wood will also be set up as part of the cooperative and/or by collaboration with adjacent cooperatives set up for this purpose. The entire operation will empower communities and individuals by providing jobs, skills, shelter and dignity as well as introducing sustainable procedures, which will greatly benefit environmental issues and general hygiene.The LOGGY system can be used in places such as the camp seen in the pictures from Sierra Leone to replace these structures and allow international aid organizations to supply their beneficiaries with superior solutions to their housing needs.



	Current News We are currently engaged in the development of a (patented) low cost, sustainable shelter system for self-assembly named LOGGY. The system is made entirely from recycled and reused materials. It consists of a prefabricated base component and can be constructed by inexperienced people within a day without the use of professional tools. The results are small and medium size huts that require no foundations or structure and need no maintenance whilst providing superior insulation and protection from the elements. As part of a holistic approach to a series of needs, HPG is developing a low-tech production facility concept that would be set up in proximity to waste management facilities in large cities. These factories will be integrated with current local waste management activities and assist in their development.The independent production facilities will be shipped and set up in designated locations where communities will form up small cooperatives centered around low cost shelter production funded through small enterprise funding. Collection lines for recyclable plastic and scrap wood will also be set up as part of the cooperative and/or by collaboration with adjacent cooperatives set up for this purpose. The entire operation will empower communities and individuals by providing jobs, skills, shelter and dignity as well as introducing sustainable procedures, which will greatly benefit environmental issues and general hygiene.The LOGGY system can be used in places such as the camp seen in the pictures from Sierra Leone to replace these structures and allow international aid organizations to supply their beneficiaries with superior solutions to their housing needs.
					Photo images of small huts at Bo in Sierra Leone courtesy of CAUSE Canada (www.cuase.ca)

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