Cargo Containers Could Help House Haitians
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-Continuing Education |
| Discipline(s): |
Architectural Engineering Civil Engineering Community-based Service Learning Construction Engineering Engineering Mechanics General Engineering, Engineering Science Mechanical Engineering Technology and Society |
| Special Topic(s): |
Appropriate Technology |
| Learning Resource Type: |
Teaching - Case Study |
| Media Type: |
Unknown |
| Author(s): |
Broderick Perkins |
| Description: | News article about research at Clemson University's project to convert excess cargo containers to emergency housing after eathquakes and hurricanes. |
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| Related Resources | |
| Keywords: | Haiti earthquake earthquakes seismic construction cargo containers |
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| Related ABET Criteria: |
(c) Design a system, component, or process (h) Understand global, economic, environmental, and societal context |
| Use of Resource: |
Good case study in community-based design and socially-responsible design. |
| Difficulty: |
Easy |
| Interactivity Level: |
Low |
| Version Info | |
| Publication Date: | January 2010 |
| Platform/Format: |
WWW |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.aolnews.com/world/article/cargo-containers-could-help- |
| Metadata: |
IEEE LOM Record |
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NEEDS
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