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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
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SV-4 Multi-hazard-resilient Residential Housing Model

Apr 16, 2017

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Page 1: SV-4 Multi-hazard-resilient Residential Housing Model

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

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Competing Technology: Concrete Masonry Units

Technology Innovation: Vét Miray

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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

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A Vét Miray Success Story…Resilient, Affordable Housing Model Accelerated Technology Adoption

Viability in Open Market Leveraging Other Organic Forms for Global Impact