Project Report
| Oct 2, 2017
Hand carried 40 tons of boulders
By Daniel Buergi | CEO Himalayanlife
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Dear Himalayanlife family, friends and supporters,
Just bevor the onset of the monsoon rains in July, the construction of the sports field was completed. The size of the field is 110ft x 32ft. All the work has been done manually, as we do not have access with bulldozers to the building site. This includes:
- Leveling the field
- Laying a bed of fist-sized boulders
- Pouring 3 inches of concrete over the boulder bed
To this end,
- Some 40 tons of boulders were hand carried from the river to the construction site
- 100 bags (=5,000 kg) of cement for the foundation were trucked in from Kathmandu with 4x4 trucks, and hand-carried across the 300 ft long suspension bridge to the construction site, as we do not have road access
- an estimated amount of 60 tons of concrete was hand-mixed and poured
The next steps will be the construction of more classrooms (pod #2) and a bath house with showers and washrooms.
From all of us at Himalayanlife, a very BIG thank you!
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Jul 10, 2017
First building Yangri School Center is completed!
By Daniel Buergi | CEO Himalayanlife
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Dear Himalayanlife family, friends and supporters,
The construction of the first building – a 3-classroom-pod – has been completed. This includes
- pouring the foundation
- framing the building with locally produced lumber
- exterior cladding of the building with corrugated metal sheets
- interior cladding with drywall
- bracing of the building for earthquake resistance
- installing of a metal roof
Some of the challenges along the way so far:
- the 250 bags of cement for the foundation were trucked in from Kathmandu with 4x4 trucks, and hand-carried across the 300 ft long suspension bridge to the construction site, as we do not have road access
- likewise has all the wood for construction been hand-carried from the local jungles ( up to 20 miles away) to the site, where we have installed a simple lumber mill in order to mill the lumber to size.
- The generous size of classrooms requires fairly heavy-sized beams to carry the roof. Engineered beams (glulam) have been produced locally. We believe that this is the first time, that such glulam beams have been produced and applied in Nepal.
The next steps will be the construction of more classrooms (pod #2) and a sports field.
We look forward to keeping you posted on the progress of our expansion in the Yangri valley.
From all of us at Himalayanlife, a very BIG thank you!
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