Low-Income settlement improvements with the UNCHS-Habitat / DANIDA were realised in Zambia, Kenya and Bolivia (1985-1989). A series of documents on Community Participation for Settlement Improvement, communication and training of government staff.                       <<<<<<<<  See Documents/Papers.

Improved construction methods for low-income and self-hellp houses in earthquake affected areas were developed for Yemen A.R.(1983), Ecuador (1975),  Pakistan (Kashmir) and Nepal.

Post-disaster housing and infrastructure reconstruction was realised after the 26 December 2004 tsunami in Sri Lanka (Jaffna and Mullaitivu districts) and Indonesia (Banda Aceh province and Nias Island).

Advise on school building design and  their efficiency with UNESCO in Senegal (1972), several West African countries (1974).  Earthquake resistant construction methods Pakistan (1999), Indonesia and Nepal (2003).

In Honduras (1980 - INVA) I was involved in the development of the first Fibre Cement Roofing Sheets and applied the first prototypes on rural settlement housing projects.

 Some of the projects I worked on or in, received  honorary awards:

The 1980 Aga Khan Award for Architecture for the Nianing school building project in Senegal (UNESCO-1978) a few years after constructing the prototype and technology testing. >>>>>>   Project is based on Short Span Design by arq. Pierre Bussat & Jørgen Sønderberg (1973). 4MB

Other reference Aga Khan Award for Architecture
www.akdn.org/agency/akaa/firstcycle/awards78-80.html

The 2005 Alcan Award for sustainable development projects (BACIP + WASEP) Pakistan.
www.akdn.org/news/2005Dec05_Pakistan2.htm

The 2006 World Habitat Award for the BACIP programme.   www.bshf.org/en/about/whawards/

The Aga Khan Planning and Building Service Pakistan received recognition for the Building and construction Improvement Program (BACIP) and wins the EU Energy Globe Award 2009.