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Haiti needs seismic-resistant buildings

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I think it's important to at least use a midpoint solution. That is to use cross bracing and stick to single story buildings. Timber is great as at least it can flex. The concrete buildings that collapsed are just not acceptable for any country where quakes occur. Schools, and hospitals where high numbers of people are concentrated must have higher safety. I suspect that the problems do not occur from lack of knowledge but come from poor planning control and profiteering.

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18 Jan 2010

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1:15 pm

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