UCT Cool Shack Project

Kevin Winter

Environmental & Geographical Science

www.kevin-winter-uct.com

2 Enabling the poor to succeed in business

• Keep it simple

• Use accessible materials

• Enable people to ‘out’ scale an operation

The frugal approach to development

3 Phase 1: testing the concept

4 Phase 2: choosing the site

5 Building houses

6 What poor people struggle to do in a house

• Getting water in

• Getting water out

• Getting electricity in

• Getting data in - communications

7 Beginnings of the experiment

8 Reflection: albedo effect

9 Pitched roof

10 Ventilation

11 Light and basin drainage

12 Drainage

13 Insulation

14 Fire retardant

15 How well did it work on a hot day?

16 Maximum temperatures: Nov to Feb 2015

Max temperature

outside

36.2o

Max temperature in

control shack

47.41o

Max temperature in

experimental shack

39.93o

17 Business opportunity