Build Change
Model & Strategy
Build Change designs earthquake-resistant houses for communities in seismically active countries and trains local builders, homeowners, engineers and governmental officials to construct them. With a mission of greatly reducing deaths, injuries and economic losses caused by earthquake-related housing collapses, Build Change implements an efficient and culturally sensitive approach with a focus on long-term well-being.
By researching regional resources; sourcing materials locally and affordably; engaging homeowners in the decision-making process; involving and training local engineers, architects, builders, students and governments; and leveraging the knowledge and skills of the world’s top-tier engineers and architects, best practices for reconstruction are married with local education and training, job creation, economic stimulation and acceptance of safer building codes and methods. By 2024 Build Change aims to have 10 million more people in safer houses and schools.
Elizabeth Hausler, founder of Build Change, is a skilled brick, block and stone mason with an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley and an M.S. in Environmental Science from the University of Colorado. Before graduate school, she spent five years providing engineering consulting services at Peterson Consulting in Chicago and Dames & Moore in Denver. She has lectured on sustainable, disaster-resistant construction in 11 countries and served on the 2002-2003 National Research Council committee to develop a long-term research agenda for earthquake engineering.
Elizabeth is an Echoing Green Fellow, an Ashoka-Lemelson Fellow and was a Fulbright scholar to India in 2002-2003. She received the 2011 Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur of the Year and 2011 Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability for her work in sustainable reconstruction in developing countries.
IMPACT
Build Change aims to greatly reduce deaths, injuries and economic losses caused by housing collapses due to earthquakes in developing countries.
The organization is active in 10 countries and has built 61,200 disaster-resistant buildings, making 334,100 people safer. This has generated jobs for 18,700 engineers and builders and provided training to 43,700 people.
By 2030, Build Change aims to have 10 million people in safer houses and safer schools.
Build Change News
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RT @homelesswrldcup: And that's a wrap! Thank you to all our contributors, supporters, and panellists for making our first ever #HWCDay a h…
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RT @melyoung53: Thanks @johannamair the conversation could have gone on for hours; we can #endhomelessness by building a global institution…
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"No one should become homeless because of an earthquake or windstorm. We should be able to prevent this from happen… https://t.co/b84wozyXbJ
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RT @ElizabetHausler: a great honor to join this conversation with Mel, Miloon, and Rosanne, let's build upon this to end homelessness and u…
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Definitely a fascinating conversation well worth watching! Thanks again to all! @homelesswrldcup @schwabfound… https://t.co/xPDyemkEKE
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RT @homelesswrldcup: In partnership with @schwabfound "Put Us Out Of Business: How To End Global Homelessness" with Miloon Kothari,Former U…
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RT @homelesswrldcup: Here is the line-up for the first ever Homeless World Cup Day, this Sunday July 5 Join us from 1pm BST at https://t.c…
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Proud that our very own @ElizabetHausler will be joining the speaker lineup for @homelessworldcup Day!… https://t.co/ABfScAuiDA
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RT @StanfordVoyages: What is a safe house? Tell us what YOU think https://t.co/CF0upNHLhb @BuildChange #Philippines #NDRM2020 #ResilientHo…
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RT @fulcrumapp: See how our partners at @BuildChange are helping communities in emerging nations build safe, disaster-resistant housing: ht…
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RT @StanfordVoyages: @BuildChange #Philippines will be sharing lots of #ResilientHousing content over the next month for National Disaster…
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RT @STFCNuwakot: Among other preventive measures, STFC encourages hygiene practices in all the TSCs by installing cost-effective Tippy Taps…
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RT @AutodeskFdn: Population growth in developing countries = increased informal housing. Learn how automating designs to retrofit housing i…
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RT @STFCNuwakot: Ensuring continuity in our support, the STFC is nimble and adaptable. Putting in place health safety measures and encourag…
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RT @STFCNuwakot: In the midst of COVID-19, STFC resumes building back better making sure all reconstruction activities are strictly enforci…
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RT @WBG_Cities: For the billions of people living in slums, preventative #COVID19 measures like social distancing or handwashing are often…
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Kim Acupan joined Build Change with an operations background that she applies to her work as a Project Manager in t… https://t.co/YC6mWjfFWZ
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RT @fulcrumapp: 🚸 🏫 875 million children around the world attend school in a building that is likely to collapse in the event of an earthqu…
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From "retrofitting" to "gable walls", resilient building has its own unique vocabulary. How do you explain these co… https://t.co/6XDYKVYPlz
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RT @WBG_Cities: Without #ResilientHousing, cities won’t be able to contain the spread of #COVID19 in their most vulnerable communities. W…