Adopress 5000
Francesco Piazzesi, Echale a tu Casa
A compressed earth block machine maker.
The Adopress 5000 is a patented compressed earth block machine produced by EcoBlock International. The Adopress is designed to use local materials available in Mexican communities to manufacture the ‘Adoblocks’ and build stabilized adobe housing. The machines are provided to communities via programs from the social franchise programme – Echale a tu Casa – with a payment method aimed to help low income families pay for the product over time.
Mexico
Echale a tu Casa, a social franchise program developed by EcoBlock International
Unknown. Echale offers payment to families willing to use their own manual labor to lower the price of implementation.
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Families who do not have access to housing, medical, or any government assistance and earn between 1 to 4 times the minimum wage salary (150 USD to 597 USD) per month.