SV-4 Multi-hazard-resilient Residential Housing Model
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A Multi-Hazard-Resilient Residential Housing Model for Haiti: Rebuilding Communities and Livelihoods through Sustainable Partitioning
Tracy Kijewski-Correa
Alexandros Taflanidis
Dept. of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences
University of Notre Dame
Competing Technology: Concrete Masonry Units
Technology Innovation: Vét Miray
Post-ProductionProductionPre-Production
Vét Miray Business ModelMission Statement: Develop a sustainable, for-profit business to successfully produce and market an affordable, structurally-sound alternative for housing partitions and cladding to be implemented in Léogâne, Haiti, scalable to other parts of Haiti and the developing world.
Partners: Notre Dame Gigot Center & Economic Growth Initiative for Haiti
Target Markets: Haitian citizens in progressive construction & NGOs engaged in post-earthquake reconstruction
A Vét Miray Success Story…Resilient, Affordable Housing Model Accelerated Technology Adoption
Viability in Open Market Leveraging Other Organic Forms for Global Impact