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A report on creating earthquake resistant housing that considers indigenous principles, knowledge and techniques on the island Nias in Indonesia.
The Solomon Islands are now being assisted to retain peace and stability by an organisation sponsored by a group of South Pacific countries including Australia and New Zealand. The Regional...
Rationale for moving from a t-shelter unit constructed completely from Bamboo to a technologically advanced permanent hybrid unit constructed from Interlocking Compressed Earth Blocks (ICEB) and...
This document presents details about a number of community-supported school construction projects across the World. Renderings, technical drawings and photographs are included.
This document can also be found on the official website of the United Nations: https://sdgs.un.org.The purpose of this briefing paper is to provide a...
On December 26th 2004 a major earthquake caused a Tsunami in the region of the Indian Ocean. The epicentre of the quake lay offshore the Indonesian Island of Sumatra close to its neighbouring...
This document can also be found on the official website of the National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA): https://ncea.acl.gov/ ....
This document can also be found on the official website of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP):www.unep.org. The...
A safe house must be based on a strong foundation and therefore it must be given primary attention. Problems with foundations not properly designed lead to unequal settlement, cracking of walls...
On 1 September 2019, Hurricane Dorian made landfall as a Category 5 hurricane on Abaco Islands, The Bahamas, before moving over Grand Bahama Island, The Bahamas. As of 29 October, the official...