Comments on: Earthquake Preparedness with Bamboo Shelters http://blog.greenearthbamboo.com/20091202/bamboo-marvels/earthquake-preparedness-with-bamboo-shelters/ The Authority on Bamboo: brought to you by Green Earth Bamboo Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:33:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Global Warming And Earthquakes: The Connection Between Ice And Land http://blog.greenearthbamboo.com/20091202/bamboo-marvels/earthquake-preparedness-with-bamboo-shelters/comment-page-1/#comment-6004 Global Warming And Earthquakes: The Connection Between Ice And Land Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:02:51 +0000 http://blog.greenearthbamboo.com/?p=632#comment-6004 [...] Yesterday the earth shook in both the western and eastern United States, thereby proving my dad’s theory that I should have never left the safe and sound Midwest.  And while I found it amusing that our local news stations here went into Earthquake 2011! mode for a tremble that most of us barely felt, it did raise a little panic in me about the number of natural disasters heading our way.  (And really who knew that there was a fault line in Virginia??.  Maybe it’s time for my own bamboo earthquake shelter.) [...] [...] Yesterday the earth shook in both the western and eastern United States, thereby proving my dad’s theory that I should have never left the safe and sound Midwest.  And while I found it amusing that our local news stations here went into Earthquake 2011! mode for a tremble that most of us barely felt, it did raise a little panic in me about the number of natural disasters heading our way.  (And really who knew that there was a fault line in Virginia??.  Maybe it’s time for my own bamboo earthquake shelter.) [...]

]]> By: 2011: The Disaster Movie http://blog.greenearthbamboo.com/20091202/bamboo-marvels/earthquake-preparedness-with-bamboo-shelters/comment-page-1/#comment-4099 2011: The Disaster Movie Tue, 17 May 2011 14:02:00 +0000 http://blog.greenearthbamboo.com/?p=632#comment-4099 [...] have had, of course, incredibly strong and frightening earthquakes in Japan, in turn causing devastating tsunamis. Other earthquakes have occurred in Argentina, [...] [...] have had, of course, incredibly strong and frightening earthquakes in Japan, in turn causing devastating tsunamis. Other earthquakes have occurred in Argentina, [...]

]]> By: Tropical Storm Hits India: Bamboo Withstands Winds http://blog.greenearthbamboo.com/20091202/bamboo-marvels/earthquake-preparedness-with-bamboo-shelters/comment-page-1/#comment-651 Tropical Storm Hits India: Bamboo Withstands Winds Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:26:52 +0000 http://blog.greenearthbamboo.com/?p=632#comment-651 [...] instant houses.  After an earthquake struck Central Java in 2006, the Red Cross erected 12,500 bamboo shelters that can be used for up to five years.  Another such bamboo housing design was developed in 2008 by [...] [...] instant houses.  After an earthquake struck Central Java in 2006, the Red Cross erected 12,500 bamboo shelters that can be used for up to five years.  Another such bamboo housing design was developed in 2008 by [...]

]]> By: Bamboo & Sustainable Architecture: Building A Better Future http://blog.greenearthbamboo.com/20091202/bamboo-marvels/earthquake-preparedness-with-bamboo-shelters/comment-page-1/#comment-528 Bamboo & Sustainable Architecture: Building A Better Future Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:04:47 +0000 http://blog.greenearthbamboo.com/?p=632#comment-528 [...] but it is also a life-saving material choice.  Many in this region live in shelters that are not earthquake-safe but the farmhouse constructed of the strong but flexible bamboo, in conjunction with Velez’ [...] [...] but it is also a life-saving material choice.  Many in this region live in shelters that are not earthquake-safe but the farmhouse constructed of the strong but flexible bamboo, in conjunction with Velez’ [...]

]]> By: Texas Green Blog http://blog.greenearthbamboo.com/20091202/bamboo-marvels/earthquake-preparedness-with-bamboo-shelters/comment-page-1/#comment-355 Texas Green Blog Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:48:28 +0000 http://blog.greenearthbamboo.com/?p=632#comment-355 These shelters are such a great idea. Using sustainable bamboo is the greenest way forward for builders. Check out these houses being built in the Hunan Province of China made using bamboo lumber; http://www.oureverydayearth.com/2009/12/03/houses-made-from-bamboo-thanks-to-glubam/ These shelters are such a great idea. Using sustainable bamboo is the greenest way forward for builders.

Check out these houses being built in the Hunan Province of China made using bamboo lumber;

http://www.oureverydayearth.com/2009/12/03/houses-made-from-bamboo-thanks-to-glubam/

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