Hero School - Tire Retaining Wall - South

This beast of a retaining wall was built at Long Way Home’s Hero School campus, in San Juan Comalapa, Guatemala. This video shows the process of how our team of local staff and volunteers tied this retaining wall into a 2 story dome classroom. Sign up for the Green Building Academy: Volunteer with Long Way Home: (EN) Apply for Hero School’s Green Building Academy today and learn how to build an off-grid home in Guatemala using sustainable and unconventional materials like used tires, eco-brick, glass bottles and cob. WHAT MAKES OUR ACADEMY UNIQUE? -You will dive deep into green building and design topics (as taught by expert instructors). -You will contribute to Long Way Home’s efforts to make healthy and resilient housing accessible to low-resourced and climate-stressed communities. -You will be learning, building, and living in the highland town of San Juan Comalapa, Guatemala with access to top Guatemalan destinations like Lake Atitlán and Antigua for weekend excursions. We welcome professionals and students - College credit and partial scholarships available! For more information head up to volunteer@ -- (ES) ¡Ven a construir una casa en Guatemala con la Academia de Construcción Verde de Long Way Home! Aprende a construir una casa en San Juan Comalapa utilizando materiales sostenibles y no convencionales como llantas usadas, eco-ladrillos, botellas de vidrio y adobe. ¿QUÉ HACE ÚNICA A NUESTRA ACADEMIA? -Construcción ecológica y diseño impartidos por instructores expertos. -Contribuirás a los esfuerzos de LWH para proveer viviendas resilientes accesibles a comunidades de bajos recursos. -Acceso a destinos populares como el Lago de Atitlán y la ciudad de Antigua para excursiones de fin de semana. Recibimos profesionales y estudiantes - ¡Crédito universitario y becas parciales disponibles! Para más información, visita volunteer@ -- Follow LWH social/Síguenos: LWH Facebook: LONG WAY HOME LWH Twitter: @lwhome_org LWH Instagram: @lwhome_org LWH LinkedIn: Long Way Home -- #GreenBuildingAcademy #Guatemala #Education #Design #Earth #Water #EcoFriendly #Construction #Volunteer #ServiceTrip #GapYear #Travel #Causes #Nonprofit