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"Dragon Monster"
Rocket stove
Rocket stove
Project
Rocket Stove" construction
This project was developed during the 10 week internship of the Vale da Lama permaculture Institute.
The
idea was to develop a 1 week long bio construction course that would
combine different thecnics and that would create something useful for
the farm.
Example of design of a roket stove
With
the help of Nuno Mamede a bio construction expert, we decided to
built a rocket stove to heat the volunteers house and that would also
have an heated a bench.
O.B.R.E.D.I.M.C.E.
Observation
Observation
Intuitive
Observation
-Empty
wall in house
-Need
for bio construction demonstration areas
-Bio
construction course during internship
-Clay
available
-Students
motivation
-Cold
house
Deductive
Observation
-Need
to divide in teams
-Around
15 students to help on the construction
-Straw
bales available in the farm
-Clay
available is of very good quality
-Possible
to combine rocket with heated bench
D.A.F.O.R.
Priority
of Ideas
Dominant
-Quality
of clay
-Important
that it works well
Abundant
-Time
it will take to dry
-Enouth
time for the construction
Frequent
-Number
of students involved
Occasional
Limitations
on materials and tools
Potential
for getting great practical experience
Rare
Difficult
to implement
Whats the plan mate?
Boundaries
Holistic
objectives
Vision
The
Vision for the “Dragon Monster” Rocket Stove is to create a
strong educational experience in bio construction for the students of
the internship.
Mission
The
mission for this structure is to be as much multifuntional and
efficient as possible on the improvement of the quality of life in
the volunteers house.
Values
This
project has as main values, education, integration, patience,
sustainability, diversity, creativity and healing.
Quality
of life
By
developing this project i am looking to create a deeper
understanding of the direct work with natural materials and the use
of local resources in construction.
Future
resource base
For
the Future of this project the idea is that other permaculturists and
volunteers can keep on learning and developing it.
Visible
Boundaries
15
square meter area
Painted
wall
Construction
in the end of summer
Large
cob input required
Limited
working materials
Working
volunteers
Invisible
Boundaries
-Time
-Ideas
for some areas
-Presence
of client
-Limited
knowledge
-Budget
-Time
for maintenance and development
Never
done before
Subtile
boundaries
-The
clay is a bit dispersive
Desire
lines
-The
Dragon Monster Rocket Stove is on top of a desire line
D.A.F.O.R.
Bounderies
Dominant
-Constant
flow of cob mix
Abundant
-Speed
and time
Frequent
-Working
force
Ocasional
-Lack
of sleep due to night sessions
Rare
-Financial
limitations
Resources
Visible
Resources
-15
internship students
-Tons
of clay
-Good
organization
-Nuno
Mamede cob expert
-Andy
as Rocket expert
-Enthusiasm
Invisible
resources
-knowledge
-Funding
-Abundance
of ideas
-Night
time
Imput
and output analysis
Inputs
Needs
D.A.F.O.R.
Dominant
-Volunteers
-Clay
Abundant
-Tools
-Time
plan
-Broken
tiles
-Barrel
Frequent
-Weel
barrel
-Straw
Occasional
-Measurements
Rare
-Lack
of ideas
Outputs
Yields
Dominant
-Quality
of life
-Knowledge
Abundant
-Demonstration
project
-Warmer
house
Frequent
-Learning
Experience with local materials
Occasional
-Visits
from students
-Ash
Rare
-Chapatis
in micro oven
Evaluation
Limiting
factors
What
is limiting your yield?
-Its
only used in cold months.
Were
can i open more niches?
-Develop
other parts of the house
What
improvements can be done?
-Circulation
of smoke
How
to extend limits and comfort zones?
-Test
new colourfull protections for the plaster
Energy
leaks
Where
are you bleeding?
-Wen
built in autumn it takes long time to dry
S.W.O.C.
Strenghts
|
Weaknesses
|
Opportunities
|
Constraints
|
Abundance
of clay
Inspired
students
Experienced
teachers
|
Time
Weather
Never
tried
|
Education
Networking
Experience
|
Climate
Finance
|
Systems
dynamics
Key
functions
Learning
Heating
Cooking
Systems
to support the key functions
Cultivating
Practicing
Researching
I.T.
Elements
to support the systems
Myself
Volunteers
Students
Teachers
Other
permaculturists
Relations
+ + between systems
Forest
+ + Rocket
Rocket
+ + Volunteers
Volunteers
+ + Forest
Design
Master
plan
Moment
1
-Colect
clay
Moment
2
-Built
bricks tower
Moment
3
-Make
cob
Moment
4
-Instal
flue circulation system
Moment
5
-Built
bench
Moment
6
-Art
Traditional stove
Zoning
-The
Dragon Monster Rocket stove is part of zone 0
P.M.I.
Plus
|
Minus
|
Interesting
|
Resources
very close
Fast
development
National
exposure
Create
the opportunity for permaculturists to learn
Experience
on design and implementation
|
Maintenance
Not
much time for observation
Combining
with other educational activities
|
Constant
use during cold winter
Confort
of volunteers
Sharing
achievements with other permaculturists
|
Filtering
Tools
Permaculture
Ethics
Care
for earth
Reduce
We
have used local resources
Reuse
Old
barel for micro oven
Recycle
Old
broken tiles for isulation
Repair
Damaged
wall repaired
Care
for people
Social
landscapes
Landscape
used for many visits, courses, and education for volunteers.
Fair
share
Open
visits to the Rocket
Information
Knowledge
Permaculture
Principles
The
most frequent principles applied were:
The
problem is the solution
Integrate
rather than segregate
Start
small
Use
local resources
Each
element must perform several functions
Financial
analysis
Considering
most of the materials were local the cost were mainly to pay the
teachers and metal tubes and clay fire bricks
Total budget
About 1000 euros
Total budget
About 1000 euros
Quality
of life
-The
goal we have tried to achieve, was to improve the quality of life of
the volunteers creating a warmer place for them to live
Implementation
D.A.F.O.R.
Dominant
Gather
all materials needed
Abundant
Observation
Testing
clay
Frequent
-Frw
mixed with clay for cob
Occasional
-Smaller
particles of clay for plastering
Rare
-Art
development
Space
-The
project was design to use as much as possible the space without
compromising the room.
Maintenance
S.W.O.C.
Strenghts
|
Weaknesses
|
Opportunities
|
Constraints
|
Education
Enjoying
|
Cleaning
Cuting
wood
|
Experiments
Experience
|
Weather
Time
|
Collecting
data
Most
of the data collecting was done by videos and pictures since the
beginning of the project.
Celebration
D.A.F.O.R.
Dominant
Courses
Visits
Abundant
Observation
Frequent
-Art
-Music
playing
-Meditation
Occasional
-Chapati
night
Rare
Painting
S.W.O.C.
Strenghts
|
Weaknesses
|
Opportunities
|
Constraints
|
Central
area of farm
Frequent
students
Creates
a lot of inspiration
|
Time
Only
used in cold months
|
Education
Sharing
Relaxing
Exchange
|
Combining
with other developments
Space
for big groups
|
EVENTS
Characteristics
The
events organized in the “Dragon Monster” Rocket stove were mostly
related to education, having the students maintaining and developing
some of the elements, and also researching and designing.
Many events are also related to the celebration of this implemetatio, like pizza nights, chapati nights, and jam sessions.
Wood storage
Many events are also related to the celebration of this implemetatio, like pizza nights, chapati nights, and jam sessions.
Evaluation
Limiting
factors
What
is limiting your yield?
-The
factor that limits mostly the use of this strategy is the need for
having clay available.
Were
can i open more niches?
-
There is a lot of potential on the use of rocket stoves in colder
climates and is very good strategy to promote sustainable energy use.
What
improvements can be done?
-Make
the system in a way that it can be maintained by a small number of
people
How
to extend limits and comfort zones?
-Other
bio construction experts can come and get inspired by this
construction.
S.W.O.C.
Strenghts
|
Weaknesses
|
Opportunities
|
Constraints
|
Knowledge
Experience
Attitude
Networking
|
Timming
Angsiety
Patience
|
Personal
and professional growth
Quality
of life
Learning
|
Time
Quality
of materials
Luck
|
What would i do different?
I think what i would do different would be to do it thru a longer period instead of the 5 days, so that we could go more slowly and more focused.
I would also do it on the spring time so that it would have time to dry out and be ready to be used on the cold winter .
Final observations
I think what i would do different would be to do it thru a longer period instead of the 5 days, so that we could go more slowly and more focused.
I would also do it on the spring time so that it would have time to dry out and be ready to be used on the cold winter .
Final observations
This
was without any doubts one of the most inspiring projects ive ever
participated, mostly because of developing it with a great
permaculturist friend , Nuno Mamede and also because of the
team spirit that we were able to create among the students of the
internships.
More
important than a course or a construction its the ability to create a
real team that operates like and unique organism and that self
regulates cording to the needs of the system.
Wen
working with students of permaculture the end result and the quality
of the developments, is measured by the inter relations that the
students create among them selves , connections and relations that
last for ever even if the people will never meet again.
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