2018 VHP Community Build

Background:

The 2018 VHP Community Build took place in Delft and consisted of the construction of RDP houses. It is a week worth of work experienced organised on behalf of UCT for 1st year students studying towards their B.Sc in Construction Economics and Management at the university. For most students this was their 1st practical experience in the industry. The Community build is a project facilitated by Blue Moon Projects where students are presented with the opportunity to learn more about building technology and how it ties in with the theory we are taught in class.

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Daily Blog:

10 September 2018

Teams joined forces to do the setting out process for a new RDP house. Building line was used to indicate the boundaries of the house. The teams also excavated trenches for the foundation of the house.

11 September 2018

Continued excavating trenches from the previous day as the foreman was not happy with the width of the trench. After lunch we mixed concrete and got taught how to lay bricks.

12 September 2018

We had to re-lay the brickwork from the previous day as the foreman did not want any closers in the wall. After lunch we backfilled trenches.

13 September 2018

Used an electric compacting machine to prepare the soil for the casting of a concrete surface bed.

14 September 2018

Observed how and in which ratios ingredients were fed into a concrete mixer. the Teams placed the DPM on the compacted soil of the previous day. The mesh reinforcement was then placed on top of the DPM. We then poured and spread the concrete.

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Letter of Confirmation

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