A National Development Strategy
Building the Future of Gabon
Préparée pour la République Gabonaise
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Affordable housing, workforce development & industrial growth through advanced construction technology.
As Gabon diversifies beyond oil, a singular opportunity exists to modernize the construction sector — expanding housing availability, strengthening domestic manufacturing, creating certified skilled employment, and attracting foreign investment through strategic public‑private partnership.
Urbanization is outpacing existing housing stock. The nation's development objectives create the opening to adopt modern construction technology — reducing timelines, improving quality, and establishing new domestic industry.
Gabon's principal urban centers sit along active growth corridors where housing demand consistently outruns delivery. A construction system that compresses schedules and builds domestic manufacturing capacity converts that pressure into national opportunity.
The need calls for smarter construction solutions.
Housing stock trails urban population growth
Materials, labor and coordination compound expense
Multiple trades and extended sequencing slow completion
Reliance on foreign construction materials
Few certified technical career pathways
Humidity, termites, mold and severe weather stress traditional builds
Traditional systems deteriorate and demand ongoing repair
Schools, hospitals, government, tourism and industry
A fraction of the schedule — fewer specialized trades · simplified sequencing · integrated structure, insulation and finish substrate in a single wall system
Xtrata’s answer is the Saebi Alternative Building System (SABS), ICC-ES accredited under ESR-1638: an EPS structural core and a fiber-reinforced SABSCRETE™ coating. Together they form a monolithic shell that meets or exceeds the testing protocols and load requirements of the International Code Council (ICC-ES).
SABS replaces framing, sheathing, insulation, interior and exterior finish with a single integrated system — fewer trades to coordinate, lightweight components, small crews, minimal waste.
Lightweight EPS shell shaped and set — walls, floors, roof — by a small crew, no heavy framing.
The fiber-reinforced coating is applied over the entire structure, creating a monolithic shell.
Interior finishes indistinguishable from conventional construction — full design flexibility.
Only two materials make up the entire shell — structure, insulation and finish substrate in one · framing, sheathing and added insulation eliminated. Fewer trades · less coordination · faster delivery.
Learn more about the SABS Building System →Every SABS design is validated through aerospace-grade Finite Element Analysis — the same simulation methodology used in aviation and spaceflight — modeling fire, seismic and storm scenarios before a single panel is placed.
Verified through accredited laboratory testing.
Flame Spread Index of zero — improving occupant safety and slowing fire propagation
Tested to 250 mph — resilient through severe weather events
Engineered applications up to Seismic Design Category F under applicable codes
Structural composition resists water-related deterioration in flood-prone regions
Inorganic wall system offers termites nothing to consume — reducing maintenance
Minimizes conditions promoting mold — healthier indoor air in humid climates
Lab-tested sound isolation — quieter homes, schools, hospitals and hotels
Exceptional insulation cuts cooling loads in tropical climates — lower energy costs
Engineered to perform. Certified to endure.
True affordability is measured over the life of the building — not just at the ribbon-cutting.
Poor-quality housing carries hidden costs that compound for decades:
Durable housing lowers lifetime ownership cost while improving safety, comfort, and long-term community resilience.
Advanced construction technology teaches new trades to local members — creating an entirely new skilled-labor category in Gabon’s workforce that becomes the labor force for national delivery. A structured certification program converts construction from temporary labor into professional technical careers — with transferable skills, higher wages, and long-term advancement.
Transferable skills · higher productivity · higher wages · lifelong career advancement
A structured training academy becomes Gabon's center for excellence in advanced construction — classroom instruction, practical field training, manufacturing education, quality assurance, safety, engineering fundamentals and certification examinations.
Experienced technicians become instructors — multiplying knowledge nationwide and creating a self-sustaining workforce ecosystem.
Rather than importing finished systems, Gabon establishes domestic facilities producing advanced building components locally — reducing import dependence, strengthening industrial capacity.
Domestic production — national industrial capacity — regional leadership.
Housing development is more than constructing homes. Every large-scale residential program stimulates demand across the wider economy simultaneously — and when the building system is manufactured domestically, that value stays in Gabon. More jobs, more construction, more development — across manufacturing, architecture, engineering and design.
"The Rebuilding of Communities" — post-earthquake Haiti. Following the 2010 earthquake, our founder — Dr. Nasser Saebi, master structural engineer and inventor of SABS — authored a complete national rebuilding program for Haiti: rapid housing, local employment, and community development in a Caribbean market facing challenges directly comparable to those of any developing nation. This is not about Haiti — it is proof that the model proposed for Gabon has already been engineered, built and validated.
The elements of community — from the original 2011 program
SABS buildings can be built virtually in any type of environment, in any region of the world.
Two completely opposite products sharing their advantages: a core that is lightweight, flexible and highly insulating — a shell that is strong, rigid and impermeable, engineered to take decades of coastal abuse.
Wood structures rot, burn, and blow over. Block and concrete structures crumble to the ground during earthquakes. The 2011 program argued these problems could never be solved by variations of antiquated methods — only by a completely new product. Haiti, devastated by both earthquake and hurricanes, was exactly the environment SABS was invented for.
The Haiti program was delivered through a single turnkey vehicle led by Strata International Group — a structure designed to be replicated with local partners and government.
Founded by Dr. Nasser Saebi, master structural engineer and inventor of SABS. The system spent nearly a decade in development — and within five years of market launch was already deployed in projects across five countries.
Worker training was built into the delivery model from day one — the consortium consistently hired, trained and supported local professionals on every engagement. For Gabon, this seat at the table is reserved for Gabonese firms and institutions.
Complete homes arrived as prepackaged container kits — floor plan, finishes, even furniture — move-in ready in as little as one week. Homes as complete packages: order a floor plan, select finishes, receive the package.
Coating engineered at 2× the compressive strength and 3× the flexural strength of typical concrete — laboratory wind testing to 434.52 km/h.
The Haiti program was engineered around one governing ratio: one foreign expatriate for every 100 local workers. Money earned on the rebuild stayed in the country — the same principle that anchors the Gabon workforce strategy.
Proven, not theoretical: the Haiti housing prototype was constructed entirely by local workers with minimal training — pre-labeled components, simple assembly, a complete home erected by a local team in as little as one week.
Investing in Haiti means investing in Haitians.
What was designed for one island's recovery becomes a nation's development strategy — refined by fifteen years of engineering since.
Cost-effective, ready-to-build homes — five production models proposed for national deployment, each delivered as a complete SABS package.
Technology adoption is not the goal — national outcomes are. Every technical capability above maps directly to a development priority.
One integrated ecosystem: workforce development · industrial growth · technology transfer · resilient infrastructure · sustainable opportunity — positioning Gabon as a regional leader in modern construction.
By aligning government objectives, private investment, local manufacturing and advanced engineering, Gabon can improve the lives of its citizens for generations to come. We welcome the opportunity to discuss the path forward.