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Mr. José Carlos Cárdenas Gómez
Universidad Nacional de San Agustin de Arequipa - Perú

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0 Earth construction
0 construction sustainable
0 Vernacular constructions
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José Carlos Cárdenas Gómez was awarded the designation of Architect by the National University of San Agustín, Peru (2008–2012) and Master in Advanced Construction in Building by the Polytechnic University of Catalunya, Spain (2016–2018). He has experience in the formulation and execution of the project "Sumaq Wasi" within the National Rural Housing Program, part of the Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation of Peru. This program promotes access to affordable, thermally comfortable housing focused on vulnerable populations settled at elevations of more than 3500 meters in the Andes and using traditional techniques in adobe and masonry construction. His line of research is vernacular construction in Andean contexts and the incorporation of technological improvements for better thermal and structural performance.

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Published: 28 April 2021 in Sustainability
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This research presents a methodological process for selecting the most appropriate construction technique for the reconstruction of housing after a seismic disaster in a rural and heritage context. This process, which is applicable to a large part of the Andean region, incorporates sustainability criteria to guarantee the economic, social and environmental balance of the intervention. The methodology was developed on a case study: the Colca Valley in Arequipa, Peru. In 2016 an earthquake affected this zone, where traditional unreinforced earthen buildings suffered serious damage. The objective of this research focuses on comparing six traditional building techniques strongly related to self-building: four techniques for adobe housing—reinforced with cane (CRA), wire mesh (WMRA), geogrid (GRA) and halyard ropes (HRRA)—and two techniques for masonry buildings— confined (CM) and reinforced (RM). For this purpose the authors used the Integrated Value Model for Sustainable Assessment (MIVES), a Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) model used to compare alternatives by assigning a “sustainability index” to each evaluated construction technique. This research study includes two types of variables: quantitative, such as economy ($/m2) and environmental impact (kgCO2/m2), among others, and qualitative, such as perception of safety, respect for the urban image and popular knowledge. The research results show that reinforced adobe techniques are a viable and competitive option, highlighting the cane reinforced adobe technique (CRA), with a value of 0.714 in relation to industrialized materials such as masonry. This technique has the same safety characteristics, but at almost half the price, with the additional advantage of using traditional materials and construction methods, having less environmental impact and showing better thermal performance in cold climates.

ACS Style

José Cárdenas-Gómez; Montserrat Bosch Gonzales; Carlos Damiani Lazo. Evaluation of Reinforced Adobe Techniques for Sustainable Reconstruction in Andean Seismic Zones. Sustainability 2021, 13, 4955 .

AMA Style

José Cárdenas-Gómez, Montserrat Bosch Gonzales, Carlos Damiani Lazo. Evaluation of Reinforced Adobe Techniques for Sustainable Reconstruction in Andean Seismic Zones. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (9):4955.

Chicago/Turabian Style

José Cárdenas-Gómez; Montserrat Bosch Gonzales; Carlos Damiani Lazo. 2021. "Evaluation of Reinforced Adobe Techniques for Sustainable Reconstruction in Andean Seismic Zones." Sustainability 13, no. 9: 4955.