SARID continues its effort to bridge the gap between “scholarship and policy-making” by identifying emerging and indigenous technologies pertinent to developing economies which promote greater use of local resources and unskilled labor. SARID's low-cost, earthquake-proof, super-insulated, sustainable homes utilize a proprietary technology, patent pending, enabling structures to be built quickly, safely, and at a considerably lower price then known technologies.

Below are some of the images of SARID's work in 2007 in Bhatangi, Ghail, and Ghartama, Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK), and Karachi, Pakistan:

An earthquake-proof [seismic zone 4] home in Ghail, AJK, Pakistan

An earthquake-proof [seismic zone 4] home, Bhatangi, AJK, Pakistan

Bhatangi Home

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By Sher Baz Khan, DAWN Reporter, February 4, 2006

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PRESTIGIOUS AWARD FOR PAKISTANI ORGANISATION, Dawn, Pakistan, October 03, 2006 www.dawn.com

THE EARTHQUAKE -- ONE YEAR AFTER: NEWS SUMMARY

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