Technical Writing
Baby thesis
Title: The Significance of Indigenous Materials for Building
Construction in the Philippines.
A Baby Thesis
In Fulfillment of the
Requirements for
Technical Writing
Submitted by:
Casem Patrick Kevin C.
MWF/ 10:00-11:00 AM
School Year 2011-2012
Submitted to:
Prof. Bryan Eli B. Sadorra
CHAPTER 1
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
Introduction
Man, for a thousand of years, has inhabited all regions of the earth, from the most favorable terrain to places with the harshest of climates. Man has made great strides to master his natural environment instead of migrating to a more congenial and comfortable climate. His choice of building materials was dictated by what was locally available; ice in polar regions, sand and stone in dessert regions, timber and stone in temperate regions, timber and bamboo in tropical regions, and mud in warmer regions. The choice and improvement of these materials coincide with the development of human ingenuity. Materials available today evolved from simple materials through experience, scientific experimentation, evaluation, and technology development. In modern times, building materials account to over two-thirds of the total building cost of a structure. The constant increase in the cost of building housing units and the continuous growth of urban and rural poor are among the problems that plague the housing industry at the present. This has put strain on the capability of the Philippine government and private sectors in addressing the problem on housing backlog. Same problem goes with construction of other building structures. There’s also a great issue concerning the impact of buildings with the environment which makes this study interrelated with sustainable design. Moreover, most of the structures in the Philippines become signifiers of continuing cultural hegemony by the West. Our building in this framed aesthetic has the effect of further orienting ourselves in occidental towers
Title: The Significance of Indigenous Materials for Building
Construction in the Philippines.
A Baby Thesis
In Fulfillment of the
Requirements for
Technical Writing
Submitted by:
Casem Patrick Kevin C.
MWF/ 10:00-11:00 AM
School Year 2011-2012
Submitted to:
Prof. Bryan Eli B. Sadorra
CHAPTER 1
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
Introduction
Man, for a thousand of years, has inhabited all regions of the earth, from the most favorable terrain to places with the harshest of climates. Man has made great strides to master his natural environment instead of migrating to a more congenial and comfortable climate. His choice of building materials was dictated by what was locally available; ice in polar regions, sand and stone in dessert regions, timber and stone in temperate regions, timber and bamboo in tropical regions, and mud in warmer regions. The choice and improvement of these materials coincide with the development of human ingenuity. Materials available today evolved from simple materials through experience, scientific experimentation, evaluation, and technology development. In modern times, building materials account to over two-thirds of the total building cost of a structure. The constant increase in the cost of building housing units and the continuous growth of urban and rural poor are among the problems that plague the housing industry at the present. This has put strain on the capability of the Philippine government and private sectors in addressing the problem on housing backlog. Same problem goes with construction of other building structures. There’s also a great issue concerning the impact of buildings with the environment which makes this study interrelated with sustainable design. Moreover, most of the structures in the Philippines become signifiers of continuing cultural hegemony by the West. Our building in this framed aesthetic has the effect of further orienting ourselves in occidental towers
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