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How to build earthquake-resistant houses
on a tight budget06 Jan 2012 by Peter Aronson / 3 Comments
Earthquake engineer and brickmason Elizabeth Hausler shares tips on making seismic-safe homes. She works in Haiti, China and Indonesia.
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A $300 House: Fact or fiction?
15 Sep 2011 by Peter Aronson / 9 Comments
In this podcast, Vijay Govindarajan, co-creator of the $300 House Project, discusses the genesis of the idea, how it’s different from mere cheap housing, and his hopes for what could come next. (AUDIO)
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Read the Housing Revolution Manifesto
02 Jun 2011 by Peter Aronson / No Comments
The Housing Revolution Manifesto, an outline of our guiding principles to improve housing, is now online.
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Why the world needs a housing revolution
02 Jun 2011 by Peter Aronson / No Comments
The real question is: Why do we keep building homes in developing countries as if earthquakes never happened, and as if the water and electricity supplies were actually going to work 24 hours a day?
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Is access to clean water a human right?
06 Aug 2010 by Peter Aronson / No Comments
The United Nations General Assembly has declaring that “safe and clean drinking water and sanitation is a human right.” Not everyone agrees.
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