CREATION OF HANDMADE BRICKS WITH COFFEE HUSKS AND CLAY, IMPLEMENTING THE COMPRESSED EARTH BLOCK METHOD. A SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVE FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES
The construction systems and processes was one of the categories of the project fair, where the construction of medium complexity housing was evidenced, in which 20 civil engineering students of the sixth semester participated in the subject of construction 1. and evaluation of the teacher, the strengthening of their competencies is identified, mainly that of analyzing, projecting and designing civil engineering works, using the appropriate information for the solution of application problems, the ability to identify, plan and solve problems, among others, being a contribution to their professional development. The construction sector generates some greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide and sulfur, and, due to the high demand for energy and natural resources required for its development, there arises the need to investigate alternatives that promote the use of waste for the development of building materials that meet technical standards, thereby mitigating the environmental impact in each of the construction processes that are used in traditional construction and the environment where they are executed, contributing to the preservation of species and ecosystems. This article seeks to generate a practical and pedagogical application in the development of an eco brick based on coffee husk and clay implementing the technique of compressed earth blocks (BTC), in order to provide innovative processes in the construction of sustainable housing for the benefit of rural communities, due to its low cost of manufacture, ease of processing, availability and accessibility of resources and that these are articulated to the circular economy of processes and waste generating a positive impact from the environmental, this research has a methodology practice which had development steps such as 1: bibliographic research 2, technical tests under the Colombian technical standards 4205. 3, testing of prototypes 4 realization of prototypes according to mix design allowing as results that demonstrate the ease of implementation process, its impact and above all the applicability for rural communities, which allow to venture into the circular economy, thus demonstrating the theory of learning by doing and applying concepts of innovation, sustainability, and eco-materials
