Dr. Hausler Strand to Speak at ACCL Annual Meeting

Build Change Founder Dr. Hausler Strand to Speak at the Session “Assistance to Developing Countries” on 24 February at the Annual Meeting of the American College of Construction Lawyers in Laguna Beach, California.

 

  • 18,350 Safer Houses

    Globally through earthquake-resistant design and hands-on construction supervision

  • 2,854 Better Builders

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

  • 3,383 Trained Engineers

    Architects, technical high school students and other construction professionals

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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

Build Change Haiti Success Stories

 

Two tales of Build Change success in Haiti.

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Empowering Villages

Minle, China

Monitoring construction sites in Minle, China.

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