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The Training and Education Center for Earthen Construction (TECEC) will be an educational and research center for sustainable earthen construction in Butre, Ghana. It aims to teach both traditional and modern earthen building techniques, promote sustainable construction methods, and create a space for knowledge exchange and community building.
Our Vision & Mission
The year is 2035, and the transformation we envisioned has become reality. TECEC has played a key role in reshaping the construction industry in Butre and beyond. Conventional, environmentally harmful building methods have been replaced with sustainable, earth-based techniques. Earthen construction is no longer seen as outdated or impractical—it has become an attractive, accessible, and widely embraced solution for the future of architecture.
Over the years, young people from diverse cultural backgrounds have come to TECEC, drawn by the rich traditions of earthen construction in Ghana. Inspired by what they learned, they have taken their knowledge across the world, launching their own earth-based building projects. Their work has sparked a global shift in the industry, proving that sustainable, natural materials are not just an alternative, but the way forward.
This is the world we have built. This is the change we have made. Welcome to 2035
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