Build Change at Swissnex San Francisco

Build Change has been invited to speak at the Swissnex 2010 panel discussion "Rebuilding After Disaster" on Thursday, November 4th.

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  • 17,878 Safer Houses

    In Asia through earthquake-resistant design and hands-on construction supervision

  • 948 Better Builders

    Through on-the-job training programs on the most locally appropriate building methods

  • 1,012 Trained Engineers

    Architects, technical high school students and other construction professionals

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By Mail or Through our Earthquake Relief Site on Universal Giving.

 

Build Change is an international non-profit social enterprise that designs earthquake-resistant houses in developing countries and trains builders, homeowners, engineers, and government officials to build them.

Local Skills, Local Demand. Build Change leaves in place permanent change in construction practice by building local skills and stimulating local demand.

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About Build Change

HOW WE DO IT

Build Change builds local skills through hands-on training programs and stimulates local demand for safe building by designing affordable, locally appropriate houses. READ MORE…

 

WHERE WE WORK

Build Change works in Sichuan, P.R. China, Sumatra, Indonesia, and Haiti. READ MORE…

 

WHAT YOU NEED

Designing earthquake-resistant houses using timber or confined masonry? For design and construction guidelines, construction checklists, post-earthquake technical reconnaissance reports and photos, CHECK HERE…

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Success Stories

Xing Dayan

Minle, China

Rising from the Rubble in earthquake-devastated Sichuan, China.

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The Du Sisters

Luorong, China

Do you want us to draw your layout? The first step in earthquake-resistant housng design and construction.

Read the Du's Story

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