Build Change would like to share with national and international agencies involved in the Hurricane Matthew response in Haiti the list of resources below. These resources are useful references for the successful implementation of homeowner-driven construction programs. If correctly implemented homeowner-driven construction programs have demonstrated to be an effective and sustainable response to disaster, creating potential for safer development.
Homeowner-Driven Construction Programs
Seismic Retrofit of Housing in Post-Disaster Situations – Basic Engineering Principles for Development Professionals: A Primer
By Build Change
Key Messages on Safer House Practices.
By Build Change
Site and Retaining Wall Hazard Mitigation in Post-Disaster Situations: A Primer
By Build Change
Building Back Housing in Post-Disaster Situations – Basic Engineering Principles for Development Professionals: A Primer
By Build Change
Owner-Driven Housing Reconstruction Guidelines
By International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Homeowner-Driven Construction Programs in Haiti
“Build Earthquake-Resistant Houses in Haiti” in Innovations Journal, Fall 2010
By Dr. Elizabeth Hausler
Key Messages on Safer House Practices. – Creole
By Build Change
Implementing a Homeowner-Driven Construction Program: Guidelines, Standard Operating Procedures, and Recommendations
By Build Change
Homeowner-Driven Housing Reconstruction and Retrofitting in Haiti: Lessons Learned, 4 Years After the Earthquake
By Build Change
Guide de Renforcement Parasismique et Paracyclonique
National Retrofitting Guidelines for Haiti. January, 2013.
By Build Change
Contributing Author, Ministère de Travaux Publics, Transports et Communication.
Community-Based School Reconstruction
Safer Schools, Resilient Communities: A Comparative Assessment of School Safety after the 2015 Nepal Earthquakes
By Rebekah Faci-Green, Bishnu Pandey & Robert Friedman – Risk RED
Builder Training
A Practical Handbook for Safe Housing Expansion
By Build Change
Retrofit Photo Guide: A Visual Aid for the Execution of Seismic Retrofit
(Also available in Haitian Creole)
By Build Change
Sekrè konstryksyon masonry chene
A booklet for builders and homeowners showing pictures of safe and unsafe implementation of 107 construction practices commonly used in Haiti
By Build Change
“Kay parasismik – Boit Sekre”
A foldable house showing the principles of confined masonry
By Build Change
Blockmaker Training
Challenges and Opportunities in the Production and Purchase of Good Quality Blocks
By Build Change