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Affordable
Housing Projects
MNL
Consulting has developed new partnerships that include
financial support through our new division MNL Financial
Group that is focused on assisting our partnered
groups in securing funding to purchase our new complete Prefabrication
Home Packages and Turnkey Housing Manufacturing Plant Packages.
Our
partnered organizations subscribe to several forms of affordable
housing construction technologies. To date our partnered organizations
have completed thousands of homes in the Philippines, Mexico,
Saipan and the United States. With affordable homes for low
income or poverty level starting as low as $7,900 USD, manufactured
using our Turnkey Housing Manufacturing Plant Packages. We
provide complete affordable housing packages and a wide range
of floor plans to choose from that meets nearly every project
budget.
MNL
Housing Group has 4 primary objectives to affordable
housing projects.
- Environmentally
Friendly
a.
Non-Toxic
b. No Trees Killed for Construction
- Affordable
Construction
a. Cost Affective Materials
b. Economic Manufacturing
c. Uses Unskilled Labor for Construction
d. Simple Technologies to Train Unskilled Workers
- Mobile
Manufacturing Facilities or Machines
a. Easily Transportable System
b. Quick Setup & Startup
4. Create Badly Need Jobs
MNL
Housing Group currently subscribes to and promotes
our Steel Frame System, Mortarless Block System and Earth
Block/Ram Block housing construction technologies. The following
provides you with a brief overview of our affordable housing
technologies.
Steel
Frame Construction Technology
The
Steel Framing System is the ideal framing
system for every country, climate and economy. Our
light gauge steel-framing package can be easily erected
on almost any foundation system, including slab on
grade or raised. We are the ideal alternative to traditional
framing methods, such as wood, concrete, adobe or
brick. Not only are light gauge steel framing materials
far more economical than other construction materials,
there is far less waste and the home can be often
be built in much less time, even with semi-skilled
labor.
Better, Faster, and No Waste: Our roll-forming machine
produces a basic stud walls and trusses. The studs
are punched and dimpled acting as placement clips
and screws are placed in the holes. The computer program
is an essential part of the process. The roll-forming
machine offers an efficient, economical system for
Light gauge steel framing, and a new better way to
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Wind
and Earthquake Resistant: Engineered to a seismic
4 rating, all framing components feature positive connections
feature that provide seismic and wind protection. The Steel
Framing System is engineered for wind exposure C, per Uniform
Building Code and is designed to withstand winds from 90 -
119 - 155 mph. (144 -176 -228 kph), depending on the region
and design.
The Strength of Steel: Designed to satisfy
building requirements for almost any area, Our Steel Framing
System are wind, earthquake, corrosion, termite and dry rot
resistant - and does not add consumables to fire. You get
a stronger structure, straighter walls and flexible floor
plans. Our roof truss system is far more rigid and durable
during shipping and installation than wood truss system for
easy top chord connection.
Durable And Easy To Assemble: Our Steel Framing
System is galvanized (zinc coated) for maximum corrosion resistance.
Framing members may be precision cut at the factory for easy
assembly or roll formed on site for larger projects. Assembly
is quick and easy, using electric screw guns. If cutting in
the field is required, an electric saw is all that is needed.
Double-Wire K-Lath System: Dramatically increase
the efficiency of lathing on steel studs They provide even
greater screw attachment, while allowing easier identification
for furring crimps. Approved for 24" on center stud spacing,
K-Lath's double - wire system is designed to save costly labor
dollars while providing stronger and more error - free construction.
Precision Engineered: We offer a wide variety
of standard floor plans, starting from 36 Sqm. 59.5 Sqm. and
expanding up to 118.9 Sqm. Our system is easily adapted for
practically any custom size, dimension or shape. Our technical
services department has designed each of these homes to ensure
accurate assembly in the field. With the Steel Framing System,
you get ultimate flexibility and economy, with a wide variety
of floor plans, including single level, split level, and two
level configurations.
Everything in life is becoming faster, more efficient and
less wasteful. So why can't house framing be the same way?
Generally, housing frames are either made from timber, or
steel framing. Both of which are inefficient, for the following
reasons:
Timber: Is expensive; the cost of timber
worldwide is increasing, due to its growing scarcity. Are
time consuming; hand cutting and then assembling timber frames
can take a long time. Is messy; construction of timber framing
produces a lot of sawdust and off cuts.
Steel: Is inefficient; metal studs are supplied
in bundles of a certain length. This means they have to be
hand-cut to length first. Is wasteful; all the off cuts can't
be put to good use, so they end up in the bin. Surely there
is a better way of constructing house framing?
To solve the problem of decimating old growth forest we have
developed our own complete Steel Frame Manufacturing program
and facilities that makes our housing projects completely
environmentally safe or GREEN.
We set up housing construction centers in order to create
local employment opportunities in communities. The Training
Center offers an Introductory and Advanced Training Course
that includes instruction in the following areas:
- Proper
Use of Steel Framing Hand Tools
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Proper Use of Steel Framing Power Tools
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Reading Snap sheets Wall Layout, Panelization, and Installation
Truss Layout, Panelization, and Installation
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Floor Layout, Panelization, and Installation
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Basic Leadership Development
- Advanced
Steel Carpentry and Blue Print Instruction
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Hands on Training in Building a Steel Frame Home
Above
is the type of Steel Framing Housing System
that are currently being constructed in the Philippines. Most
important issue with our affordable housing projects and construction
methods is that both types of construction utilize unskilled
and nonunion labor, which means JOBS.
Mortarless
Block Construction Technology
Unlike
traditional cinder block or brick, the mortarless
block does not require mortared joints for structural
integrity and does not need skilled bricklayers in
the construction except in laying the first course
in mortar on a concrete slab or footing to insure
that the structure will be perpendicular and level.
The blocks
are hollow and interlock, which allows them to be
laid four times faster than conventional block masonry.
This process also alleviates the requirement of mortar
to connect each block. Traditional exterior and interior
finishes may also be applied such as stucco, plaster,
siding, paint and paneling. Colorants can be added
to the mix to simulate brick or other materials and
the molds can be varied to add different surface textures/patterns.
Unlike construction materials that rely on man-made
materials, such as styrofoam and plastic or specially
treated metals, the block can be produced with materials
that are readily available. A typical aggregate mix
required to produce the blocks is: sand (wased) 66%,
gravel 20%, cement 10% and water 4%.
The block is particularly suited to areas where there
is little skilled labor and enables local labor to
be used extensively throughout most phases of the
project.
Mortarless block is superior to wood frame construction
where climatic conditions would cause extensive wood
rot or insect infestation. It also spares our ever-decreasing
forests. Mortarless block construction is also superior
to the various steel frame designs that are prone
to rust in humid/wet climates. Metal frame also requires
special fabricating equipment and/or milling process.
This construction method requires no special masonry
skills making it ideal for quick deployment and the
creation of jobs in any area.
A two-bedroom mortarless block home under construction.
Local contractors and laborers will be utilized in
the construction of the homes and paid competitive
wages based on regional salary structures.
The blocks may be produced on conventional concrete
block machines, using conventional pallets, and without
alterations to the machine or block making equipment.
However to save manufacturing and shipping costs,
the blocks will be manufactured on-site utilizing
a transportable block-making factory.
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Transportable
Block Factory
A transportable block factory (shown right) is used at the
construction site to save on the manufacturing and shipping
costs of transporting pre-cast cement blocks to the project
location. The machine is capable of producing up to 5000 blocks
per day. The trailer cab is unhitched and the factory becomes
semi-permanent while making the blocks. When a sufficient
number of blocks are made as required by the housing subdivision,
the factory is easily transported to be in close proximity
to the next phase of the housing development, or moved on
to the next project after all the blocks are made for the
current project.
Earth
Block / Ram Block Construction Technology
The Earth Block
/ Ram Block machine was originally designed
to make earth, soil or mud building blocks for developing
countries. To this end, it was based on simple principles.
Easy to operate, easy to transport, easy to maintain
with less parts to repair if ever necessary. It
was and still is the ultimate in simplicity but
with a vast and diverse range of uses. It now has
reached the pinnacle of technological perfection
being expertly produced in an ISO 9001 factory with
new proven technologies providing modern equipment
for large volume mass production, portable on site
production, choice of diesel or electric motors
and other significant options resulting in the finest
earth based blocks available for low cost housing,
modern buildings and numerous other structures.
By using a small amount
of enzyme is added as a soil stabilizer. Organic
Enzyme/Polymer (a soil solidifier) has been field
and lab tested as the enzyme performing well beyond
other solutions for best results. When a stabilizer
or enzyme is not used, an external coating is required
as water repellant. Organic Enzyme/Polymer is always
by far the best method of producing the most durable
blocks. The Earth Block machine has the capacity
to utilize worldwide materials for construction
of blocks. Soils as well as mineral materials of
many kinds qualify as long as there is minimum clay
content. Earth Block to be the most successful and
consistently effective block making system with
the best cost to value ratio known today. Earth
Block is known worldwide as the most complete dependable
and proven solution to the massive world demand
for low cost housing.
Organic Enzyme/Polymer is always by far the best
method of producing the most durable blocks. A mortar
can be used between the blocks in construction,
or the newly produced blocks can be air dried by
stacking. The enzyme treated blocks immediately
cure in the wall ensuring instant assembly and permanent
sealing of the blocks. If the preferred Organic
Enzyme/Polymer is used the soil mixture becomes
the ideal mortar and simplifies the entire procedure
making it a very durable, easy to apply, cost effective
procedure.
The Earth Block / Ram Block machine makes a high-density
compressed block 4 inches high, 8 inches wide and
12 inches long, weighing about 25 to 30 pounds.
The addition of Organic Enzyme/Polymer solution
creates the valuable massive density to every block.
The width is variable from 4x2x12 to 4x12x12. All
Earth Block vastly exceed the industry standard
CBR test code.
Usually 3 to 5 people are all that is ever needed
although the machine adapts easily. A very important
factor is energy consumption. An accredited University
of Illinois Research Study reported that at a proven
usage of only 2,500 b.t.u.
The machine can be set up and in operation in just
5 to 10 minutes. An operator can be trained in minutes
and become totally familiar with the machine in
1 to 2 hours. The output of blocks for the standard
machine is 160 to 200 blocks per hour depending
on the crew. Earth Block portable machine can also
be specified as "dual chamber systems"
that produce up to 3,000 blocks in an 8-hour day.
Hourly production of the our commercial plant is
about 700 to 1,000 blocks an hour. Block size is
4"x 8"x 12".
Standard size block, 4"x8"x12", 25
to 30 lbs each. Load bearing capacity of a block
is at 300 lbs. psi and 50 lbs. modulus of rupture.
The stability of the blocks exceed 50 to 80 years
when using the Enzyme/Polymer in block construction.
The curing time before a block can be loaded using
a compressed Earth Block you may use the block to
construct a wall right out of the machine. All testing
of Earth Block is done with fully cured blocks of
at least 28 days.
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The
amount of Organic Enzyme/Polymer is required for Earth Block
/ Ram Block?
Block
Size: 4" x 8" x 12"
Amount: 0.102 m x 0.204 m x 0.305 m = 0.00634 m³ -> (0.178ml
Organic Enzyme/Polymer per Block)
1m³ / 0.00634 m³ = 157 Blocks per m³
1Litre Organic Enzyme/Polymer treats 35.5 m³
35.5 m³ / 0.00634 m³ = 5599 therefore 1 liter of Organic
Enzyme produces 5600 Earth Blocks.
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