Comments on: What Went Wrong with the Buildings in Haiti? http://science.kqed.org/quest/2010/02/05/what-went-wrong-with-the-buildings-in-haiti/ Explore science, nature and environment stories from Northern California and beyond with KQED’s multimedia series Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Leslie Jackson http://science.kqed.org/quest/2010/02/05/what-went-wrong-with-the-buildings-in-haiti/#comment-12357 Leslie Jackson Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:44:39 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2010/02/05/what-went-wrong-with-the-buildings-in-haiti/#comment-12357 In my research on how the buildings performed --or didn't--in the earthquake in Haiti, I have learned a lot about vernacular building in Haiti, and in other earthquake-stricken countries, who were also romanced by the notion that concrete was a smart way to build, in spite of its thermal discomfort, expense, high embodied energy, and poor aesthetics. I recommend: http://traditional-is-modern.net/ , http://conservationtech.com/ , and http://haiti-patrimoine.org/ . In my research on how the buildings performed –or didn't–in the earthquake in Haiti, I have learned a lot about vernacular building in Haiti, and in other earthquake-stricken countries, who were also romanced by the notion that concrete was a smart way to build, in spite of its thermal discomfort, expense, high embodied energy, and poor aesthetics.
I recommend: http://traditional-is-modern.net/ ,
http://conservationtech.com/ , and http://haiti-patrimoine.org/ .

]]> By: Hugh Markin http://science.kqed.org/quest/2010/02/05/what-went-wrong-with-the-buildings-in-haiti/#comment-12355 Hugh Markin Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:56:02 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2010/02/05/what-went-wrong-with-the-buildings-in-haiti/#comment-12355 Jim, I have built Post frame buildings for over 40 years. It seems to me that this type building would be more appropriate in Haiti for quake resistance as well as hurricane resistance. These structures faired very well in New Orleans area, Hugh Markin Jim,

I have built Post frame buildings for over 40 years. It seems to me that this type building would be more appropriate in Haiti for quake resistance as well as hurricane resistance. These structures faired very well in New Orleans area,

Hugh Markin

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