A Dutch engineer, who will solve the housing problem in Africa. If you put it that way it sounds grotesque, Teun Van Sambeek knows. Almost megalomaniacal.

And yet that is what he has set for himself. He has been working on it for about eight years. With the signing of a construction contract for 320 homes for the Nigerian army two weeks ago, his dream suddenly comes closer. Two homes are built according to Van Sambeek high-tech concept; the rest is rising traditionally.

But hopefully the project runs so smoothly and these two test houses are so convincing that he then has the means to build the concrete factory that he has in mind. Not just a factory, but a very advanced production line where prefab elements are realized on special concrete tables that slide through the hall like a conveyor belt. For this he has entered into a partnership with the German manufacturer Ebawe.

Only in this way can you achieve the required quality according to Van Sambeek, while that can also be done at a favorable price because of the scale. “The house does not fall apart spontaneously after five years, like most houses in Africa. It can therefore be depreciated over a much longer period, making it on balance 30 to 40% cheaper than the houses that are built in a traditional way. ”

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