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PROJECT NAME: LOW-COST AND QUAKE-PROOF HOUSING
PROJECT OBJECTIVE: Construction of a low-cost, seismic responsive, energy efficient, and eco-friendly housing in the earthquake effected areas.
YEAR OF PROJECT INITIATION: 2006
LOCATION: Garthama, AJK, Paistan, Taiser Town, Pakistan
CONTACT PERSON: Javed Sultan, sultanj@sarid.net
PROJECT SUMMARY: SARID seeks to bridge the gap between “scholarship and policy-making,” by being an information resource and guide to deve-lopment strategies in South Asia. Its efforts focus on identifying emerging and indigenous technologies pertinent to this part of the world and promoting greater use of local resources for development in the region. SARID's low-cost, quake-proof, and environment-friendly housing construction process utilizes a proprietary technology [patent pending], MASS. Built in 4 weeks, cost is at least 30-40 per cent less then comparable known technologies.
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 BUILDING A STABLE FUTURE: SARID’s Sultan develops quake-resistant housing
CDGK PLANS LOW-COST HOUSING PROJECT IN TAYSIR TOWN
Global News Bites, Frontier Star, July 20, 2006
CHEAP, SAFE HOUSE DESIGNED FOR QUAKE-PRONE AREAS
By Sher Baz Khan, DAWN Reporter, February 4, 2006
PAKISTAN OBSERVES 1st EARTHQUAKE ANNIVERSARY: News Summary from around the World
LOW COST HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS
PRESTIGIOUS AWARD FOR PAKISTANI ORGANISATION, Dawn, Pakistan, October 03, 2006 www.dawn.com
THE EARTHQUAKE -- ONE YEAR AFTER: NEWS SUMMARY
LOW COST HOUSING IN PAKISTAN, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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