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Earthquake-resistant tech key to Haiti school rebuild

Source(s): Daily Commercial News, Reed Business Information, Reed Elsevier Inc.
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A Canadian construction company has donated 170 earthquake-resistant connectors for a building trades school that is being constructed in Haiti. The school is designed to be seismic-resistant, so it will function as a safe-zone as well, providing food, shelter and medical assistance in case of a natural disaster.

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Hazards Earthquake
Themes Education and school safety Recovery Structural safety Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Country and region Canada Haiti
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