Literal question
4. The exterior walls are made primarily of...?
[] 1 Block or brick
[] 2 Plinth (cement with wood or fibrolite)
[] 3 Wood
[] 4 Prefabricated materials or tile
[] 5 Fibrolite, Ricalite (sheet of fiber cement)
[] 6 Natural fibers (bamboo, cane, chonta)
[] 7 Waste material
[] 8 Other (zinc, adobe)
Interviewer instructions
Question 4: Predominant material in the exterior walls
4. The exterior walls are made primarily of...?
[] 1 block or brick
[] 2 plinth (cement with wood or fibrolite)
[] 3 wood
[] 4 prefabricated materials or tile
[] 5 Fibrolite, Ricalite (sheet of fiber cement)
[] 6 natural fibers (bamboo, cane, chonta)
[] 7 waste material
[] 8 other (zinc, adobe)
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Block or brick: cement materials like brick or block.
Plinth (cement with wood or fibrolite): walls that have a cement base and other materials like wood or fibrocement (Fibrolite) for the rest.
Wood: when the predominant material is wood of any kind, when this has passed through a preparation process. This excludes logs or timber.
Prefabricated materials or tile: this corresponds to the concrete tiles that are acquired already fabricated and that together make a wall. They are commonly sustained by posts or columns that have a channel in which the tiles are inserted. They are distinguished because the columns stand out from the wall.
Fibrolite, Ricalite (sheet of fibrocement): material made from a base of cement mix that is compressed to form sheets of different sizes and forms, it can be Fibrolite or Ricalite.
Natural fibers (bamboo, cane, chonta): material extracted from nature that can be cultural or climatic for any purpose. This includes bamboo, cane, chonta, logs, or timber.
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Waste material: elements already used or of short duration (cardboard, zinc sheets in bad condition, bags, plastic, fabric, etc.)
Other material: this includes other materials not contemplated in the previous categories like new zinc or adobe.
