Working to reduce disaster risk internationally through collaboration with local governments on risk identification.
Above image: Mutualista Pichincha Building, Portoviejo, Ecuador - M7.8 Muisne Earthquake, 2016
(PHOTO: F.Lanning, 2016)
DISASTER RESPONSE TOOLS
Developing tools to allow remote assessment of building damage following major urban earthquakes.
LOCALLY ADAPTED DESIGN
Sometimes, traditional construction is better.
Having a design that is culturally accepted, uses common construction methods and materials is key for any building to be sustainable and usable. Endapt works with local engineers on developing a design that is seismically safe and both logistically and culturally adaptable.
Above image: Traditional housing on Nias Island, West Sumatra, Indonesia, which withstood both the 2004 M9.3 Indian Ocean Earthquake and the 2005 M8.6 Nias–Simeulue earthquake, when all modern buildings nearby crumbled. (PHOTO: F.Lanning, 2007)