Build Change of San Francisco trains people to build earthquake-resistant housing in developing countries. We look at seismic design and its practical application around the world
By Kevin Doyle
Build Change, the San Francisco-based nonprofit social enterprise that designs earthquake-resistant housing in developing countries and trains people to build them, has a direct message on its website: “Earthquakes don’t kill people – poorly built buildings do.” With the unspeakable tragedy in Haiti as backdrop, Construction Digital examines seismic design and its practical application around the world.
Read the February issue of Construction Digital for the exclusive interview.
What is the future role for Building Information Modeling (BIM)? The technology has been around in some form or another since the late 1980s but has only recently started to win industry favor. Utilized properly, BIM brings a new level of collaborative efficiency yielding time and money saved. Read the February issue of Construction Digital for the exclusive interview.
Steve Sandherr has been with The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) in many capacities for more than 20 years including as its CEO since 1997. He fields questions regarding the state of the industry in the United States. Read the February issue of Construction Digital for the exclusive interview.
Finally, we profile 27 companies making an industry difference. As always, we hope you enjoy this month’s magazine as much as we do bringing it to you.
Edited by Sarah Wolfe
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