{"id":5147,"date":"2010-02-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-16T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/2010\/02\/haiti-6_habitat_core_houses.html"},"modified":"2010-02-17T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-16T15:00:00","slug":"haiti-6_habitat_core_houses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/archive\/5147","title":{"rendered":"[Haiti-6] Habitat Core Houses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Donate Now<\/strong><\/a>
\nWatch a flash video about Habitat's Core House Design from HERE<\/a>.
\nREPLACING DESTROYED HOMES<\/strong>
\nAs soon as conditions on the ground realistically allow, Habitat will begin replacing destroyed homes using a core house model.
\nPERMANENT STRUCTURES with ROOM to GROW<\/strong>
\nCore houses are small, but well-constructed and durable, permanent structures that provide adequate living space and sanitation facilities for the average Haitian family of five.
\nThe house, which involves flooring and a roof with a single room, a door and windows, provides provision for water and sanitation and complies with international humanitarian standards.
\nCore houses are designed with the expectation that the homeowner partner will add on to the structure\u2015expanding its square footage\u2015when circumstances permit.
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\nEARTHQUAKE-RESISTANT DESIGN<\/strong>
\nCore houses are designed with earthquake-resistant features that work as a whole system to resist damage in the event of another earthquake. These structural features include:
\n(1) Walls with Embedded Steel Bars<\/strong>
\nAll cells surrounding doors and windows will contain embedded steel bars. Additionally, each wall will have a horizontal steel bar for every two layers of blocks. The steel bars will absorb the shear stress of an earthquake. A portion of the walls will be constructed with concrete blocks. Other materials used may include pre-fabricated micro concrete panels, interlocking blocks and compressed earth block. Reinforced concrete footings, columns and a bond (ring) beam which tie the concrete block walls together. The bond beam absorbs and resists the horizontal forces of an earthquake\u2015transmitting these forces to the columns, footings and eventually to the ground. Additionally, the columns are designed to resist and absorb bending movements.
\n(2) Properly Supported, Light Roof Structure<\/strong>
\nOur core house design uses a light roof structure and roof cover, in addition to a proper structural system.
\n\u25c6Back Number
\n2010.02.10\u3000Multi-phase Strategy of Habitat's Response in Haiti<\/a>
\n2010.02.05\u3000Habitat Starts Distributing Emergency Shelter Kits<\/a>
\n2010.01.26\u3000Establishing Habitat Resource Centers<\/a>
\n2010.01.21\u3000Habitat's Response to Haiti Quake Relief<\/a>
\n2010.01.14\u3000Habitat Japan to Raise Funds for Haiti Quake Reliefs<\/a>
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