Miami Herald: Haitian studying at UB interviewed about island construction standards

Release Date: January 23, 2010 This content is archived.

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An article distributed by McClatchy-Tribune News Service about the largely unregulated and substandard construction that has long been accepted on Haiti quotes Pierre Fouche, a Haitian working on his doctorate in earthquake engineering at UB, whose goal is to find affordable methods to strengthen his country's lax standards and structures. The article appeared in news outlets that include the Miami Herald, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Palm Beach Post, Stars and Stripes and Taiwan News.

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