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ENGINEERING FOR COMMUNITIES
Explore published community proposals, offer your skills or propose a project of your own. Our historical project briefs offer background on the engineering questions that shaped our work.
Browse published proposals and their participation needs. These proposals meet our publication requirements; impact is not independently verified.
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FROM THE ARCHIVE
Explore historical project ideas through their original briefs and introductions.
Watch introductionUnder 1 minuteHow can good design make a home more accessible?
Explore cost-conscious designs, materials and construction approaches that communities can evaluate for their own conditions.
Watch introductionUnder 1 minuteWhere can infrastructure make the greatest difference?
Connect road-condition data and engineering evidence with decisions about access, maintenance and economic opportunity.
Watch introductionUnder 1 minuteHow can growing cities make room for water?
Examine urban flood risks, wetland protection and locally appropriate ways to build more resilient communities.
Watch introductionAbout 1 minuteWhat makes a connected community affordable and reliable?
Investigate wireless mesh networks and practical community communications, including the published brief for Osu in Accra, Ghana.
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Read a community proposal and its participation needs, or explore a historical brief for background. Consider the community need, the assumptions and the questions that remain open.
Share relevant local experience, research or engineering knowledge. Help clarify constraints such as materials, maintenance, access and cost.
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BRING YOUR PERSPECTIVE
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