Last August 20, 2008 TAO-Pilipinas celebrated its 7th anniversary. To celebrate the event, a series of activities were lined up for the 3-day celebration. One of them was the exhibit and product presentation of Alternative Building Materials and Technology which was held at the UP College of Architecture.

The exhibit showcased samples of alternative building materials such as compressed earth blocks, interlocking compressed earth blocks, concrete interlocking blocks, micro concrete roof tiles, and wood wool cement bonded board. Samples of interlocking compressed earth blocks were provided by the Julio and Florentina Ledesma Foundation Inc. (JFLFI) while samples of micro concrete roof tiles were provided by the Foundation for the Development of the Urban Poor (FDUP). Students from UP College of Architecture as well as from other universities such as FEU viewed the exhibit. Partner networks such as COPE also dropped by to see the exhibit.

The product presentation was held on the 3rd day of the exhibit with Arch. Cesar Aris from the Foundation for the Development of the Urban Poor (FDUP) as one of the invited speakers. He made a presentation about micro concrete roof (MCR) tiles and compressed earth blocks (CEBs). Information about concrete interlocking blocks (CIBs) and interlocking compressed earth blocks (iCEBs) were presented by Arch. Ger Samson and Arch. Faith Varona respectively. The SABMAT Research was also presented to the students and people’s organizations who attended the product presentation.
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