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Distro - Mud-Brick Buildings Burkina Faso 

Moises Saman 

Burkina Faso, West Africia favored mud over concrete as a building material for thousands of years. The walls of the Grand Mosque of Bobo-Dioulasso are more than six feet thick to protect worshippers from the heat. Mud brick has a high thermal mass, meaning it holds onto the heat of the day and then releases it when it cools down at night. But the intense rain caused by climate change challenges mud-brick buildings. Mud-brick is favorable because it protects from the heat and contributes less to climate change than concrete. However, the buildings are dangerous to live in as rain threatens more... 

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BURKINA FASO. Koumi village. 2021. In a traditional village,... 

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BURKINA FASO. Kaya. 2021. At the Morija clinic in Kaya, to the... 

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BURKINA FASO. Kaya. 2021. At the Morija clinic in Kaya, to the... 

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BURKINA FASO. Kaya. 2021. Clara Sawadogo, 34, one of a number... 

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BURKINA FASO. Kaya. 2021. At the Morija clinic in Kaya, to the... 

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BURKINA FASO. Hounde. 2021. Quarry workers at the Hounde red... 

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BURKINA FASO. Hounde. 2021. Quarry workers at the Hounde red... 

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BURKINA FASO. Kaya. 2021. At the Morija clinic in Kaya, to the... 

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BURKINA FASO. Kaya. 2021. At the Morija clinic in Kaya, to the... 

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BURKINA FASO. Kokologo. 2021. Quarry workers at the red stone... 

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BURKINA FASO. Kokologo. 2021. Quarry workers at the red stone... 

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BURKINA FASO. Hounde. 2021. Jean Jnehoun, 60, has been quarrying... 

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BURKINA FASO. Kokologo. 2021. Quarry workers at the red stone... 

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BURKINA FASO. Koudougou. 2021. The Burkina Institute of Technology,... 

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BURKINA FASO. Koudougou. 2021. The Koudougou central market,... 

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BURKINA FASO. Ouagadougou. 2021. Tribal Chief Lalli Naaba. 

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BURKINA FASO. Kougoudou. 2021. Alice Yameogo, 15, has been living... 

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BURKINA FASO. Kougoudou. 2021. Maxim Kiemdrebeojo, 17, has been... 

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BURKINA FASO. Koudougou. 2021. The Koudougou central market,... 

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BURKINA FASO. Leo. 2021. This clinic in Leo, along Burkina Faso’s... 

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BURKINA FASO. Koudougou. 2021. The Burkina Institute of Technology,... 

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BURKINA FASO. Leo. 2021. Irennee Zongo, 45, is the Deputy Director... 

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BURKINA FASO. Bobo Dioulasso. 2021. The Grand Mosque of Bobo... 

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BURKINA FASO. Bobo Dioulasso. 2021. The Grand Mosque of Bobo... 

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BURKINA FASO. Bobo Dioulasso. 2021. The Grand Mosque of Bobo... 

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BURKINA FASO. Bobo Dioulasso. 2021. The Grand Mosque of Bobo... 

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BURKINA FASO. Ouagadougou. 2021. Pissy quarry, granite. Men and... 

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BURKINA FASO. Ouagadougou. 2021. Pissy quarry, granite. Men and... 

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BURKINA FASO. Ouagadougou. 2021. Pissy quarry, granite. Men and... 

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BURKINA FASO. Ouagadougou. 2021. Pissy quarry, granite. Men and... 

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BURKINA FASO. Ouagadougou. 2021. Pissy quarry, granite. Men and... 

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BURKINA FASO. Tiebele. 2021. 4-year-old Alloua Anooga lays on... 

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BURKINA FASO. Koudougou. 2021. The Koudougou central market,... 

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BURKINA FASO. Bobo Dioulasso. 2021. The Grand Mosque of Bobo... 

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BURKINA FASO. Ouagadougou. 2021. Concrete building under construction... 

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BURKINA FASO. Koudougou. 2021. The Burkina Institute of Technology,... 
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