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Seismic Training Efforts Help Haitians Help Themselves

Snail's Pace
Most of the rebuilding in Haiti has been on private projects, say observers. Thirteen of 15 government buildings collapsed in the capital, and not one has been rebuilt, says Fouché.

Filiatrault adds, "It is a difficult situation in Haiti and one that is not going to be solved quickly. Leadership is needed."

Lamothe flew out of Haiti three hours before the quake hit. He first returned in December and was struck by the number of people still in camps. "The living situation was overwhelming, but there is some progress," he says.

Nadine M. Post, ENR's former editor-at-large for buildings, is an award-winning journalist with 45 years of experience covering trends, issues, innovations, controversies and challenging projects. Post has written about many industry giants, including 10 ENR Award of Excellence winners. And she has covered disasters, failures and attacks, including the 1993 bombing and the 2001 destruction of the World Trade Center. Project stories include the redevelopment of the World Trade Center; the 828-meter-tall Burj Khalifa; Los Angeles’ Disney Concert Hall; and Seattle's Bullitt Center and Rainier Square Tower. In 1985, Post wrote McGraw-Hill's book Restoring the Statue of Liberty (1986) for the restoration’s architects—Richard S. Hayden and Thierry W. Despont.

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