Tag: Port-au-Prince
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Resilient Buildings and Self-Reliance Will Strengthen Haiti Now and into the Future
Jeremy Sigmon, LEED® AP BD+C Manager, Building Codes Advocacy U.S. Green Building Council Rubble and tent villages in every direction. Mountains of trash with no place to go. A stench that makes your stomach turn. Canals full of stagnant, disease-f…
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From Devastation to Development: How Cincinnati is Working to Change the Haiti Conversation
Myron J. Rivers Executive Director USGBC Cincinnati Regional Chapter There are certain times and events throughout history that can be described with one word or phrase and require no further explanation. These words instantly evoke a deep sense of me…
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Where Were You? Haiti After the Earthquake
Sean FishAssociate, LEEDLEED Project Administrator – Project HaitiI’ll always remember where I was when I found out about the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010. That evening, I was attending an event at the Newseum in Washin…
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Two Years Later: Rebuilding a Resilient Future for Haiti
Rick FedrizziPresident, CEO & Founding ChairmanU.S. Green Building CouncilThis article is cross-posted from the Huffington Post.Two years ago this week, Haiti was hit by the catastrophic earthquake that killed more than 315,000 people. Today, the w…