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Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Interesting NYTimes Article on Earthquake Resistant Strawbale

http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/06/straw-simplicity-quake-resistance/

Dot Earth: Straw + Simplicity = Quake Resistance
By By Andrew C. Revkin
Published: April 6, 2009
A shaky test reveals the strength of a simple design for safe structures in poor places.
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