Table 1.

Profile of the focus group members

IDPositionExperience with ABT
(years)
Involvement in sandbag technologies
C1A leading research expert in sustainable, affordable housing40A leading researcher on sustainability and ABT
C2Architect25A sandbag technologies expert and the CEO of a sandbag construction company
C3Member of the sustainable, affordable housing research group20United Nation researcher at infrastructural investment, green building and biomimicry
C4Member of the sustainability research group15A doctoral researcher on sustainable and affordable housing in South Africa
C5Architect25A quality assessor inspector at the Centre for Research in housing innovation
C6End-user 13An occupant of a sandbag technology house in South Africa
D1A leading researcher on alternative housing25A leading researcher on ABT
D2A leading researcher on alternative housing30A leading researcher on ABT
D3Member of the sustainable, affordable housing research group5A researcher on sustainable and affordable housing in South Africa
D4Engineer25A sandbag technologies expert and the CEO of a sandbag construction company
D5Collaborator on research on the sustainable, affordable housing research group13An associate professor and an expert researcher on sustainable construction
D6Collaborator on research on the sustainable, affordable housing research group8A researcher on alternative construction
D7End-user 23An occupant of a sandbag technologies house in South Africa

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