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QUAKE SAFE ADOBE Building earthquake safe communities |
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QUAKE SAFE ADOBE Building earthquake safe communities |
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ABC New Inventors GRAND FINAL Following from the episode win on Aug 2 (see below), QuakeSafe Adobe was selected as one of five finalists for this year's New Inventors Grand Final:
http://www.abc.net.au/newinventors/txt/s1699340.htm
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Pakistan I recently spent three weeks (September) and two weeks (November) in Pakistan looking at the earthquake reconstruction process, reviewing existing adobe construction practices and proposing low-cost seismic improvement techniques. There are lots of strong possibilities for the QuakeSafe Adobe reinforcement system in Pakistan. Stay tuned for further information on the research trip...
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ABC New Inventors Following from the positive segment on ABC Catalyst (below), I was invited to present my 'invention' on ABC TVs New Inventors:
http://www.abc.net.au/newinventors/txt/s1699340.htm
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ABC Catalyst (National TV - Science program)
http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/s1640933.htm (Transcript available on-line)
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Dominic Dowling: Interview with Geraldine Doogue on ABC Radio National (15 October 2005)
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/saturday/stories/s1482607.htm
File name: ABC Radio National - Home Affair (15-10-05).mp3 File size: 5,322 KB Duration: 0'00" - 7'34"
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Dominic Dowling: Interview with Desley Blanch on ABC Radio Australia (3 October 2005)
http://www.abc.net.au/ra/innovations/stories/s1473553.htm
File name: ABC Radio Australia - Innovations (2-10-05).wma File size: 12,794 KB Duration: 0'00" - 13'30"
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| Website updates: |
29 November 2006 - ABC New Inventors Grand Final update
9 October 2006 - Brief Pakistan update
2 August 2006 - Latest news on ABC New Inventors
12 May 2006 - Latest news on ABC Catalyst story
5 November 2005 - Addition of recent interview on ABC Radio National (15 October 2005)
22 October 2005 - Addition of file describing the construction and testing process for the reinforced model adobe house 4A. [View] - Addition of 'News / Updates' page (this page!)
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