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Affordable Earthquake Resistant Homes Made From Straw

04/12/2010
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  • Harvesting buildings
    This year we witnessed the extraordinary danger of mixing buildings with earthquakes, particularly in poor regions -- fortunately, a group calledPAKSBAB is finding solutions. Pakistan Straw Bale and Appropriate Building is a nonprofit working at developing durable buildings that can be built with local resources, little money and stay safe during devastating earthquakes like the 2005 7.5 quake in Kashmir....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/affordable-earthquake-resistant-homes-made-from-straw/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Mud and straw
    This year we witnessed the extraordinary danger of mixing buildings with earthquakes, particularly in poor regions -- fortunately, a group calledPAKSBAB is finding solutions. Pakistan Straw Bale and Appropriate Building is a nonprofit working at developing durable buildings that can be built with local resources, little money and stay safe during devastating earthquakes like the 2005 7.5 quake in Kashmir....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/affordable-earthquake-resistant-homes-made-from-straw/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Jack and Form
    This year we witnessed the extraordinary danger of mixing buildings with earthquakes, particularly in poor regions -- fortunately, a group calledPAKSBAB is finding solutions. Pakistan Straw Bale and Appropriate Building is a nonprofit working at developing durable buildings that can be built with local resources, little money and stay safe during devastating earthquakes like the 2005 7.5 quake in Kashmir....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/affordable-earthquake-resistant-homes-made-from-straw/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Making bales
    This year we witnessed the extraordinary danger of mixing buildings with earthquakes, particularly in poor regions -- fortunately, a group calledPAKSBAB is finding solutions. Pakistan Straw Bale and Appropriate Building is a nonprofit working at developing durable buildings that can be built with local resources, little money and stay safe during devastating earthquakes like the 2005 7.5 quake in Kashmir....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/affordable-earthquake-resistant-homes-made-from-straw/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Tying bales
    This year we witnessed the extraordinary danger of mixing buildings with earthquakes, particularly in poor regions -- fortunately, a group calledPAKSBAB is finding solutions. Pakistan Straw Bale and Appropriate Building is a nonprofit working at developing durable buildings that can be built with local resources, little money and stay safe during devastating earthquakes like the 2005 7.5 quake in Kashmir....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/affordable-earthquake-resistant-homes-made-from-straw/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Details, details
    This year we witnessed the extraordinary danger of mixing buildings with earthquakes, particularly in poor regions -- fortunately, a group calledPAKSBAB is finding solutions. Pakistan Straw Bale and Appropriate Building is a nonprofit working at developing durable buildings that can be built with local resources, little money and stay safe during devastating earthquakes like the 2005 7.5 quake in Kashmir....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/affordable-earthquake-resistant-homes-made-from-straw/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Details
    This year we witnessed the extraordinary danger of mixing buildings with earthquakes, particularly in poor regions -- fortunately, a group calledPAKSBAB is finding solutions. Pakistan Straw Bale and Appropriate Building is a nonprofit working at developing durable buildings that can be built with local resources, little money and stay safe during devastating earthquakes like the 2005 7.5 quake in Kashmir....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/affordable-earthquake-resistant-homes-made-from-straw/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Building walls
    This year we witnessed the extraordinary danger of mixing buildings with earthquakes, particularly in poor regions -- fortunately, a group calledPAKSBAB is finding solutions. Pakistan Straw Bale and Appropriate Building is a nonprofit working at developing durable buildings that can be built with local resources, little money and stay safe during devastating earthquakes like the 2005 7.5 quake in Kashmir....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/affordable-earthquake-resistant-homes-made-from-straw/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Bond beam
    This year we witnessed the extraordinary danger of mixing buildings with earthquakes, particularly in poor regions -- fortunately, a group calledPAKSBAB is finding solutions. Pakistan Straw Bale and Appropriate Building is a nonprofit working at developing durable buildings that can be built with local resources, little money and stay safe during devastating earthquakes like the 2005 7.5 quake in Kashmir....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/affordable-earthquake-resistant-homes-made-from-straw/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Tea with Darcey Donovan
    This year we witnessed the extraordinary danger of mixing buildings with earthquakes, particularly in poor regions -- fortunately, a group calledPAKSBAB is finding solutions. Pakistan Straw Bale and Appropriate Building is a nonprofit working at developing durable buildings that can be built with local resources, little money and stay safe during devastating earthquakes like the 2005 7.5 quake in Kashmir....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/affordable-earthquake-resistant-homes-made-from-straw/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Many hands
    This year we witnessed the extraordinary danger of mixing buildings with earthquakes, particularly in poor regions -- fortunately, a group calledPAKSBAB is finding solutions. Pakistan Straw Bale and Appropriate Building is a nonprofit working at developing durable buildings that can be built with local resources, little money and stay safe during devastating earthquakes like the 2005 7.5 quake in Kashmir....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/affordable-earthquake-resistant-homes-made-from-straw/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Straw bale building
    This year we witnessed the extraordinary danger of mixing buildings with earthquakes, particularly in poor regions -- fortunately, a group calledPAKSBAB is finding solutions. Pakistan Straw Bale and Appropriate Building is a nonprofit working at developing durable buildings that can be built with local resources, little money and stay safe during devastating earthquakes like the 2005 7.5 quake in Kashmir....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/affordable-earthquake-resistant-homes-made-from-straw/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Shake test
    This year we witnessed the extraordinary danger of mixing buildings with earthquakes, particularly in poor regions -- fortunately, a group calledPAKSBAB is finding solutions. Pakistan Straw Bale and Appropriate Building is a nonprofit working at developing durable buildings that can be built with local resources, little money and stay safe during devastating earthquakes like the 2005 7.5 quake in Kashmir....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/affordable-earthquake-resistant-homes-made-from-straw/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • PAKSBAB
    This year we witnessed the extraordinary danger of mixing buildings with earthquakes, particularly in poor regions -- fortunately, a group calledPAKSBAB is finding solutions. Pakistan Straw Bale and Appropriate Building is a nonprofit working at developing durable buildings that can be built with local resources, little money and stay safe during devastating earthquakes like the 2005 7.5 quake in Kashmir....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/affordable-earthquake-resistant-homes-made-from-straw/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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Harvesting buildings

This year we witnessed the extraordinary danger of mixing buildings with earthquakes, particularly in poor regions -- fortunately, a group calledPAKSBAB is finding solutions. Pakistan Straw Bale and Appropriate Building is a nonprofit working at developing durable buildings that can be built with local resources, little money and stay safe during devastating earthquakes like the 2005 7.5 quake in Kashmir....

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