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When disaster strikes, helping affected people help
themselves is key to recovery. When hundreds of thousands of
families are suddenly left homeless, it's clearly impossible to
leverage local construction workers to re-build homes en masse even
if funding is available - there just isn't enough capacity to do the
work. Meanwhile, thousands of families live in tents while
they wait for rebuilding to begin, powerless to help themselves.
Even when there is capacity to rebuild, local materials and building
techniques are typically not earthquake resistant - a key to
preventing future disaster. Plus, with typical brick and mortar or
concrete block construction, blocks must be mortared separately - a
slow process which takes weeks of time by a skilled mason for each
home.
Both
temporary and permanent solutions:
The diagram
below shows how the construction process works for both temporary
and permanent shelter construction. Note that a structure can
be erected quickly as a temporary structure, but then converted into
a permanent structure later as concrete becomes available.
Easy
to Learn, Easy to Teach:
Full instructions provided in graphical format
with each House Kit. The text in the instructions can be
versioned for local languages. Also, the graphical format
makes instructions very usable for homeowners who can't read.
We can also provide Train the Trainer
sessions. BuildFast will train your staff or volunteers with
two-day session, which will teach all the steps in building a basic
house. The staffers can then be deployed to affected locations to
provide additional consultation and advisory help to affected
people.
For areas served by electricity, water and sewer, we also provide
instructions for local plumbing and electrical tradesman. Our
Tradesman’s Guide will be provided in the local language. We
can also provide a 2 hour workshop explaining fundamentals of
applying their trade to BuildFast panels
Please contact
us so we can tell you more about how BuildFast
technology can help you erect buildings quickly.
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Copyright 2006 Eastern Excel, LLC
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