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Govt. eyes wall material from Poland to build housing units

Mar 25, 2017 News, http://www.kaieteurnewsonline....build-housing-units/

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The Ministry of Communities’ is continuing efforts to create awareness of the government’s new housing programme, which prioritises state employees and low income earners.

Minister within the Ministry of Communities with responsibility for housing, Valerie Adams-Patterson, and staff of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), including the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Lelon Saul, within the past two days (Thursday and Friday) engaged the ranks of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) in Regions Five and Six, on the various housing units that would be constructed under the programme in the two regions.

The Minister and CH&PA staff on Wednesday met with the ranks of Region Six at the Whim Police Station and ranks of Region Five, and yesterday at the Fort Wellington Police Station.

The government’s new housing programme caters for the construction of 40 housing units at Experiment on the West Coast Berbice (WCB) in Region Five which will cater for 80 families.

It also covers the construction of 30 units in Ordnance Fortland, Canje, for 60 families and 40 units in Grant No.2596 (Tannery), New Amsterdam, Berbice for 80 families.

During the engagement, Minister Adams-Patterson sought to assure the ranks about the quality and safety of the housing products which would be produced under the programme.

“We have discovered a material in Poland that is fire proof, that they are using to build,” the Minister said.

She explained that the ministry is currently engaging the supplier of the material to have it used in the construction of the common wall (the wall that divides the housing units).

“So if your neighbour has fire there is no way that fire can come over to you unless it goes around the other side,” the minister explained.

She assured: “We are trying to make the house not only affordable, but we are trying to give you a product that would last for a long time,” she said. “We do not want to have a repeat of all of the issues with the turnkey houses that we inherited.”

The minister also assured the ranks that the construction of the units would allow for them to maintain their privacy from their neighbours.
“You are going to have your own yard space, your neighbour would not invade your space,” she assured.

Government’s new housing programme caters for the construction of duplexes and townhouses in six regions (Regions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 10). Both of the housing options provide for units comprising two bedrooms, a living room, a dining room, a kitchen and indoor toilet and bath.

Following the engagement at both locations, several ranks registered to be a part of the programme.

During the engagement, the Minister and CH&PA staff also distributed house lots to a few ranks, whose application to the CH&PA for the said house lots dated some years back. Twenty-six lots were allocated in Region Six and 15 in Region Five.

Towards creating awareness of government’s new housing solution Minister Adams-Patterson and staff of the CH&PA have been meeting with ranks of the GFC. The teams have since met with ranks in Georgetown and in Linden.

Additionally, Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan is expected to table a White Paper, in the National Assembly which will provide the members of parliament with a clear understanding of what the government is seeking to achieve with its new housing programme.

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Govt. eyes wall material from Poland to build housing units

Mar 25, 2017 News, http://www.kaieteurnewsonline....build-housing-units/

During the engagement, Minister Adams-Patterson sought to assure the ranks about the quality and safety of the housing products which would be produced under the programme.

“We have discovered a material in Poland that is fire proof, that they are using to build,” the Minister said.

She explained that the ministry is currently engaging the supplier of the material to have it used in the construction of the common wall (the wall that divides the housing units).

“So if your neighbour has fire there is no way that fire can come over to you unless it goes around the other side,” the minister explained.

While the material indeed will be called/considered as fire proof, there are various factors which limits their effectiveness.

Fire proof materials have limits to their effectiveness based on designs, applications and methods of construction to incorporate them.

Incorrect statement that a fire cannot come over to another unit.

FM
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With all Guyana's resources, these jackasses planning on importing building material. No wonder the dollar is in free fall. These idiots in office are not supporting the local economy. Even Gerhard and he plywood computer get hit for 6 by the pnc.

FM

Mexico makes Type X drywall and they are closer to home. If they want to preserve the structure in case of a fire why not use cinderblocks we can make at home. Additionally, fire moves through doors roofing so there is  nowhere to make a fireproof building unless you upscale and oven. Also, more damage is done by the water used to quell the fire.

FM

This Minister and Housing Ministry are a pack of jokers. Like them don't know Geography. Importing from Poland ?????. The cost will be huge and passed on the buyers. No building can be made fireproof that easy. The Great USA & Canada use sheet rock. By the way the idea of townhouses, duplex and other join up houses are not the way to go in Guyana.

R
randolph posted:

This Minister and Housing Ministry are a pack of jokers. Like them don't know Geography. Importing from Poland ?????. The cost will be huge and passed on the buyers. No building can be made fireproof that easy. The Great USA & Canada use sheet rock. By the way the idea of townhouses, duplex and other join up houses are not the way to go in Guyana.

Agreed with you,land plenty for houses to be built separately.

Django
D2 posted:

Mexico makes Type X drywall and they are closer to home. If they want to preserve the structure in case of a fire why not use cinderblocks we can make at home. Additionally, fire moves through doors roofing so there is  nowhere to make a fireproof building unless you upscale and oven. Also, more damage is done by the water used to quell the fire.

Good to see that you finally ketch sense and criticize the PNC. You have been quiet since May 2015 about their incompetence.  What ever happened to the Amerindians building their own boats? You were very vocal under the PPP about this.  

FM
Drugb posted:
D2 posted:

Mexico makes Type X drywall and they are closer to home. If they want to preserve the structure in case of a fire why not use cinderblocks we can make at home. Additionally, fire moves through doors roofing so there is  nowhere to make a fireproof building unless you upscale and oven. Also, more damage is done by the water used to quell the fire.

Good to see that you finally ketch sense and criticize the PNC. You have been quiet since May 2015 about their incompetence.  What ever happened to the Amerindians building their own boats? You were very vocal under the PPP about this.  

You are a fence post for the PPP. I am for none of these bitches only what is good for the state. Presently, the APNU serves as a foil against the PPP thinking no one can say squat to them. Another two terms for the APNU should teach them that lesson.

As for boats, Amerind always made theirs. Never heard of any Amerind project to do that upscale.

FM
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D2 posted:

You are a fence post for the PPP. I am for none of these bitches only what is good for the state. Presently, the APNU serves as a foil against the PPP thinking no one can say squat to them. Another two terms for the APNU should teach them that lesson.

As for boats, Amerind always made theirs. Never heard of any Amerind project to do that upscale.

I fence post for no one. I see things are they are, during ppp time there was prosperity and 200 to 1 US exchange. Now we are hearing 250 to 1 US exchange, businesses fleeing, industries closing down, people unemployed. The proof is in the pudding. So far zero PPP jailed but yet you speak with certainty that they stole. 

FM
Drugb posted:
D2 posted:

You are a fence post for the PPP. I am for none of these bitches only what is good for the state. Presently, the APNU serves as a foil against the PPP thinking no one can say squat to them. Another two terms for the APNU should teach them that lesson.

As for boats, Amerind always made theirs. Never heard of any Amerind project to do that upscale.

I fence post for no one. I see things are they are, during ppp time there was prosperity and 200 to 1 US exchange. Now we are hearing 250 to 1 US exchange, businesses fleeing, industries closing down, people unemployed. The proof is in the pudding. So far zero PPP jailed but yet you speak with certainty that they stole. 

My sympathies if you believe the world is as you see them. The PPP era was marked by corruption, stealing and large-scale by borrowing for boutique projects what were graft laden. Every industry failed. The beneficence of the Petrocarbide deal was running on negative because so deep was the scraping on the financial bone of the state for graft. 

Markos, Suharto, Pinochet, Yanukovich, Rajapaksa have not serve any jail time yet the memory of them in the world is for their predatorial thievery

FM

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