# ABT Technology Transfer

> Training, equipment and support so local builders can produce and build with soil blocks.

ABT Technology Transfer is a solution in TpGroup's [Sustainable Real Estate](https://tpgroupsl.com/what-we-do/sustainable-real-estate.md) sector, delivered by TpESTATE. TpGroup is based in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Written for: Government (ministries, departments and agencies); NGOs and associations; International organisations (UN agencies, development partners); Developers and builders. Markets served: Sierra Leone, Liberia, The Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa.

## Why: Build local capacity, not dependency

Housing programmes need homes that last, built by people who live nearby. A method that only a visiting expert can build with does not spread. ABT Technology Transfer trains local crews and supplies block-making equipment so soil-block building can be done locally.

## Who it is for

### Housing programmes

What you need: Build local capacity, not dependency.

What you get: Training for local crews and a supply of block-making equipment.

### Contractors

What you need: Add a new, lower-cost method.

What you get: Hands-on training and site support.

## How: Train on site, then support the first builds

We assess the team and the site, train on site, then support the first builds. TpESTATE learned this method itself: its team trained in South Africa on the Hydraform machine, and at Kent it built a permanent, trained crew that can now train the crew for the next community.

- An assessment of your team and site first
- Training done on site, on real work
- Support through the first builds
- A method already used to build at Kent

## What: Trained builders, equipment and on-site support

You get training for builders and supervisors, block-making equipment, and on-site support. The skills cover pressing, curing and dry-stacking interlocking stabilised soil blocks.

- Training for builders and supervisors
- Block-making equipment
- On-site support
- A method local crews can pass on

## What you get

- Training for builders and supervisors
- Block-making equipment
- On-site support

## How it works

1. Assess the team and site
2. Train on site
3. Support the first builds

## Sustainability

Spreads a lower-carbon building method and the skills to use it.

## Questions about ABT Technology Transfer

### What is ABT Technology Transfer?

It is TpESTATE's training, equipment and support so that local builders can produce and build with interlocking stabilised soil blocks.

### Who is it for?

Housing programmes that want to build local capacity, and contractors that want to add a new, lower-cost method.

### What does the training cover?

Producing and building with soil blocks: pressing them, curing them for at least 14 days and drying them for seven, then dry-stacking them onto natural stone foundations.

### Is equipment included?

Block-making equipment is part of the programme, alongside training and on-site support.

### Has TpESTATE done this itself?

Yes. Its team trained in South Africa on the Hydraform machine, and at Kent it built a permanent, trained crew that can now train the crew for the next community.

### How do we plan a training programme?

Use the contact form and pick ABT Technology Transfer, or call +232 76 617550. We assess your team and site, train on site and support the first builds.

Providers: TpESTATE. Plan a training programme: https://tpgroupsl.com/contact?interest=ABT+Technology+Transfer

Canonical page: https://tpgroupsl.com/what-we-do/sustainable-real-estate/abt-technology-transfer