**2.3. The house construction**

The diagram of the house construction to which the six criteria of the appropriate technology with the systemic, holistic, interdisciplinary and participatory (SHIP) approach is applied can be described as follows (**Figure 5**) [23]. Such a house construction gives emphasis on the local wisdom‐based people's participation.

The simple house construction using the people's participatory approach can definitely and gradually improve the people's capacity due to the following reasons:


The simple house construction using the participatory approach takes the following prin‐ ciples into consideration:


**Figure 4.** The loading test of concrete beam which 120 mm × 250 mm with the reinforcement area were 400 and 1200 mm2

**Figure 3.** The bamboo reinforced concrete beam assembled was 120 mm × 250 mm. The reinforcement area were 400

**Figure 2.** Standard machine used to test the bamboo tensile strength [22].

and 1200 mm2

[22].

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[22].

**Figure 5.** Diagram of the house construction using the participatory approach [23]. Note: OJT = on the job training.
