STANDARD COOP FOR 3 CAGES OF 50 HEADS LAYERS PER CAGE

HOUSE
CHICKEN

DURABILITY &
COMFORTABLE

LADYLACE AMANDY
 WALL WITH NARRA AS A SUBSTITUTE

STANDARD MATERIAL
FRAME: 2X4 LUMBERS
ROOF BEAM: 2X4 LUMBERS

WOOD HAS BEEN USED AS A BUILDING MATERIAL FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS,

BEING SECOND ONLY TO STONE IN TERMS OF ITS RICH AND STORIED
HISTORY IN THE WORLD OF CONSTRUCTION. THE CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF
WOOD ARE INHERENTLY COMPLEX, BUT EVEN IN SPITE OF THIS CHALLENGE,
HUMAN BEINGS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY HARNESSED THE UNIQUE
CHARACTERISTICS OF WOOD TO BUILD A SEEMINGLY UNLIMITED VARIETY OF
STRUCTURES. THIS EXCEPTIONALLY VERSATILE MATERIAL IS COMMONLY
USED TO BUILD HOUSES, SHELTERS AND BOATS, BUT IT IS ALSO EXTENSIVELY
USED IN THE FURNITURE AND HOME DECOR INDUSTRY AS WELL.

SUBTITUTE MATERIAL: NARRA

COMMON NAME(S): NARRA, AMBOYNA (BURL)

SCIENTIFIC NAME: PTEROCARPUS INDICUS
DISTRIBUTION: SOUTHEAST ASIA
TREE SIZE: 65-100 FT (20-30 M) TALL, 3-5 FT (1-1.5 M)
TRUNK DIAMETER
AVERAGE DRIED WEIGHT: 41 LBS/FT3 (655 KG/M3)
JANKA HARDNESS: 1,260 LBF (5,620 N)
MODULUS OF RUPTURE: 13,970 LBF/IN2 (96.3 MPA)

THIS WOOD HAS A SEEMING SPLIT PERSONALITY. ONE THE ONE HAND THERE IS THE
HUMBLE NARRA, WITH GOOD WORKABILITY AND DIMENSIONAL STABILITY (MUCH LIKE
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PTEROCARPUS GENUS)—ON THE OTHER HAND THERE IS THE
EXOTIC AND HIGHLY-PRIZED BURL WOOD KNOWN AS AMBOYNA. BOTH COME FROM
THE SAME TREE (PTEROCARPUS INDICUS), THOUGH THE RESEMBLANCE BETWEEN THE
TWO IS VIRTUALLY UNRECOGNIZABLE.

IT HAS GOOD WEATHERING CHARACTERISTICS AND IS TYPICALLY VERY DURABLE

REGARDING DECAY RESISTANCE. IT IS GENERALLY RESISTANT TO TERMITE AND
POWDER POST BEETLE ATTACK, THOUGH THERE CAN OCCASIONALLY BE AMBROSIA
BEETLES PRESENT, ESPECIALLY IN THE SAPWOOD. PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST
MATERIAL TO SUBSTITUTE LUMBER.
 INSULATION WITH ABACA AS A SUBSTITUTE

STANDARD MATERIAL
INSULATED FOAM

ABACA (MUSA TEXTILES) IS A PLANT NATIVE TO THE

PHILIPPINES THAT CLOSELY RESEMBLES THE BANANA. SUBTITUTE MATERIAL: ABACCA
POPULARLY KNOWN AS MANILA HEMP, ABACA HAS BEEN
TENSILE YOUNG’S
VALUED FOR ITS STRENGTH, FLEXIBILITY, BUOYANCY, AND FIBER STRENGTH STRAIN MODULUS
THICKNESS (MPA) (MM/MM) (MPA)
RESISTANCE TO SALT WATER. AS A RESULT, IT HAS BEEN A
POPULAR CORDAGE MATERIAL AS EARLY AS THE 19TH 1 72.594 0.0102 7117.059
CENTURY. ALTHOUGH ABACA HAS FOUND WIDE INDUSTRIAL
5 148.9336 0.0199 7484.102
USE, IT HAS ALSO EVOLVED AS A MATERIAL FOR HOME
10 188.6538 0.0301 6288.462
FURNISHINGS, INCLUDING CARPETS, TABLE MATS, LAMP
SHADES, AND AS BINDING MATERIAL FOR FURNITURE 15 262.071 0.0398 6584.602
CONSTRUCTION. 20 308.7 0.0484 6186.373

EROSION CONTROL AND BIODIVERSITY REHABILITATION CAN

BE ASSISTED BY INTERCROPPING ABACA IN FORMER
MONOCULTURE PLANTATIONS AND RAINFOREST AREAS,
PARTICULARLY WITH COCONUT PALMS. PLANTING ABACA CAN
ALSO MINIMIZE EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION PROBLEMS IN
COASTAL AREAS WHICH ARE IMPORTANT BREEDING PLACES
FOR SEA FISHES. THE WATER HOLDING CAPACITY OF THE SOIL
WILL BE IMPROVED AND FLOODS AND LANDSLIDES WILL ALSO
BE PREVENTED. ABACA WASTE MATERIALS ARE USED AS
ORGANIC FERTILIZER.
INDIGENOUS
MATERIALS

BASED FROM THE STUDY, THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS

ARE DERIVED:

1. INDIGENOUS MATERIALS FOR BUILDING

CONSTRUCTION IN THE PHILIPPINES ARE STRONG
AND DURABLE. MAN, FOR A THOUSAND OF YEARS, HAS
INHABITED ALL REGIONS OF THE EARTH, FROM
2. INDIGENOUS MATERIALS FOR BUILDING THE MOST FAVORABLE TERRAIN TO PLACES WITH
CONSTRUCTION IN THE PHILIPPINES ARE THE HARSHEST OF CLIMATES. MAN HAS MADE
ECONOMICAL AND SAVE CONSTRUCTION COSTS. GREAT STRIDES TO MASTER HIS NATURAL
ENVIRONMENT INSTEAD OF MIGRATING TO A
3. INDIGENOUS MATERIALS FOR BUILDING MORE CONGENIAL AND COMFORTABLE CLIMATE.
CONSTRUCTION IN THE PHILIPPINES DO OR DON’T HIS CHOICE OF BUILDING MATERIALS WAS
LESSEN TIME OR DURATION OF BUILDING
DICTATED BY WHAT WAS LOCALLY AVAILABLE;
CONSTRUCTION.
ICE IN POLAR REGIONS, SAND AND STONE IN
DESSERT REGIONS, TIMBER AND STONE IN
4. INDIGENOUS MATERIALS FOR BUILDING
CONSTRUCTION IN THE PHILIPPINES CONTRIBUTE TO
TEMPERATE REGIONS, TIMBER AND BAMBOO IN
THE AESTHETIC OF BUILDING DESIGN. TROPICAL REGIONS, AND MUD IN WARMER
REGIONS. THE CHOICE AND IMPROVEMENT OF
5. INDIGENOUS MATERIALS FOR BUILDING THESE MATERIALS COINCIDE WITH THE
CONSTRUCTION IN THE PHILIPPINES ARE HIGHLY DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN INGENUITY. MATERIALS
AVAILABLE. AVAILABLE TODAY EVOLVED FROM SIMPLE
MATERIALS THROUGH EXPERIENCE, SCIENTIFIC
6. INDIGENOUS MATERIALS FOR BUILDING EXPERIMENTATION, EVALUATION, AND
CONSTRUCTION IN THE PHILIPPINES HAVE POSITIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. IN MODERN TIMES,
IMPACT TOWARDS THE ENVIRONMENT.
BUILDING MATERIALS ACCOUNT TO OVER TWO-
7. INDIGENOUS MATERIALS FOR BUILDING
THIRDS OF THE TOTAL BUILDING COST OF A
CONSTRUCTION IN THE PHILIPPINES ARE ENERGY
STRUCTURE. THE CONSTANT INCREASE IN THE
EFFICIENT.
COST OF BUILDING HOUSING UNITS AND THE
8. DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES UTILIZING CONTINUOUS GROWTH OF URBAN AND RURAL
INDIGENOUS MATERIALS ARE SIGNIFICANT. POOR ARE AMONG THE PROBLEMS THAT PLAGUE
THE HOUSING INDUSTRY AT THE PRESENT. THIS
9. INDIGENOUS MATERIALS CAN BE A SOLUTION TO HAS PUT STRAIN ON THE CAPABILITY OF THE
THE GOVERNMENT’S HOUSING BACKLOG. PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECTORS
IN ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM ON HOUSING
10. INDIGENOUS MATERIALS ARE COMPETENT BACKLOG.
ENOUGH FOR CONSTRUCTION OF COMMERCIAL
BUILDINGS.
 ROOFING WITH BAMBOO AS A SUBSTITUTE

BAMBOO IS ONE OF THE BEST ROOFING MATERIALS AND PROVIDES AMPLE STURDINESS TO THE
STRUCTURE. IT IS A PROVEN SHIELD AGAINST FORCES OF NATURE OR ANIMALS AND ARE CONSIDERABLY
LIGHT WEIGHTED WHICH MAKES THEM EASY TO INSTALL. THE BAMBOO ROOFS ENCOMPASS PURLINS,
RAFTERS AND TRUSSES.

THE BAMBOO TRUSSES ARE FIRST COATED WITH 2 – 3 LAYERS

O F R U B B E R T R E E O I L ( น้ำ มั น ย า ง O R ‘ N A A M Y A N G ’ N E E D S T O B E
THINNED BEFORE USE BECAUSE OF ITS VISCOSITY). THE OIL
HELPS TO PROTECT THE BAMBOO FROM MOISTURE.

THE LAYERING OF THE TRUSSES BEGINS IN THE FOLLOWING

ORDER ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN BOLTED TO THE RAMMED EARTH
WALLS:
1. THE UNDER-STRUCTURE CONSISTING OF A WOVEN BAMBOO
NET.
2.OVER THAT NET IS THE FIRST LAYER OF INTERLOCKING SPLIT
BAMBOO STEMS/SHINGLES.
3.THEN COMES A SECOND LAYER OF STRUCTURAL BAMBOO ON
WHICH THE OUTER ROOF IS FIXED.
4.A LAYER OF SPLIT BAMBOO IS INSTALLED ON THAT OUTER
ROOF.
5.NEXT IS TO LAYER ON THICK SHEETS OF LINEN SOAKED IN
TAR.

6.FINALLY, AN OUTER LAYER OF SPLIT BAMBOO IS OVERLAID.

THIS IS FURTHER TREATED WITH RUBBER OIL TO PROTECT AND
INSULATE THE BAMBOO FROM THE RAIN.