Sustainable gated community in Ghana | Building with indigenous materials | Real Estate in Ghana

In this video, we tour a sustainable development built out of timber and earth; designed by the architectural firm Orthner and Orthner Associates.

We walk and talk through the project with the lovely Akosua Obeng, a partner of the firm.

This is a project by Samartex, one of the leading, sustainable and socially responsible wood processing companies in Ghana.

These homes are designed following the principles of sustainable use of materials and resources, low energy and water consumption, wastewater treatment and reuse, solar water heating and photovoltaic power generation.

In next week's video, we will cover the price points, how to contact orthner and orthner associates and their current affordable housing project.

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Opening property shots
00:20 Intro
00:44 Meet Akosua and Orthner & Orthner Associates
02:13 Material
04:13 Entrance pod, Terrace
08:24 Manufacturing in Ghana
09:25 Energy conservation with lighting
10:35 Transferring skills across borders
11:52 Origami wooden stairs, Steel screen
13:26 Entrance pod uses and art pieces
14:31 Energy conservation with VRV system
15:03 Solar power provision
15:40 Construction Details
19:12 Sun shading: merging function and aesthetics
20:50 House tour
22:52 Facade, Rooftop terrace
24:25 Is this cheaper than building with concrete?
28:02 How to build with timber
29:18 Rainwater treatment and reuse
30:34 Challenges and skill transfer
31:45 Building sustainably in the tropics
33:52 Akosua’s favourite thing :)
34:26 Community Tour
43:57 Estimated costs of 1 bedroom mud house
46:35 See you next week :)


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