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Supported by
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Care International
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Project historyProject history
• NRC internal timber guidelines
• Scoping study funded by UN/OCHA
• Final Guidelines funded by IFRC, UN/OCHA and CARE
• Currently in 3rd draft
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• Peer reviews
- Yogyakarta
- London – UK Shelter Forum
- Nairobi
- Bangladesh – field workshop
- Washington – US Shelter Forum
- London – editorial meeting
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Bamboo supply, Cyclone Nargis, Myanmar
Timber an issue with all emergency responses
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Community Build Transitional Settlements, Pisco Earthquake, Peru
Timber an issue with all emergency responses
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Emergency Shelter, Earthquake, Pakistan
Timber an issue with all phases of response
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Transitional SettlementsTsunami, Sri Lanka
Timber an issue with all phases of response
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Permanent Reconstruction, Cyclone, Mozambique
Timber an issue with all phases of response
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What’s Inside?What’s Inside?
Contents
I INTRODUCTION
A – PLANNING
B – SPECIFICATION
C- LOGISTICS
D – CONSTRUCTION
II - ANNEXii.1 Glossaryii.2 Further referencesii.3 Sample documents
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What’s Inside?What’s Inside?
A – PLANNING
A.1 Think before you buildA.2 Environment and protectionA.3 Legal issuesA.4 Markets and supplyA.5 Timber and other materialsA.6 Who will build?A.7 Designing a buildingA.8 Checklists
Ensuring that timber is really required and that it is used appropriately
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B – SPECIFICATION
B.1 Developing a specificationB.2 Sourcing directlyB.3 Source verification, certification and documentationB.4 Processes and treatmentsB.5 QualityB.6 QuantityB.7 Delivery and paymentB.8 Checklists
Ensuring that the type and quantity of timber chosen is appropriate to its use
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C- LOGISTICS
C.1 ReceptionC.2 StorageC.3 TransportC.4 DistributionC.5 Health and Safety
Ensuring that timber is handled correctly in order to prolong its lifespan and avoid waste
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D – CONSTRUCTION
D.1 Monitoring constructionD.2 Components of a buildingD.3 Jointing timberD.5 Green timber and Poor quality timberD.6 Construction checklist
Ensuring that timber is used appropriately so that it resists hazards and may be easily maintained
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Launch at next Shelter Meeting
Final booklet available free of charge both digitally and in hard copy.
For further details and drafts:
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