Our mission is to greatly reduce deaths, injuries, and economic losses caused by housing and school collapses due to earthquakes, extreme weather and fires.
JUAN CABALLERO | COLOMBIA | HOUSING RETROFITS
TRANSFORMING VULNERABLE HOMES IN COLOMBIA
Juan Caballero, who leads Build Change’s work in Latin America, describes the opportunities to retrofit homes as scale in Colombia. (Spanish with Subtitles)
ELIZABETH HAUSLER | SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP | SKOLL FOUNDATION
SKOLL AWARD FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Dr. Elizabeth Hausler and Build Change were named one of the 2017 recipients of the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship.
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Colombian Government Adopts AIS 410 into Building Code to Accelerate Resilient Housing Improvements
August 31, 2023
Build Change and AIS collaborate for first-of-its-kind building standard to evaluate and reduce seismic vulnerability of informal housing.
Case Study: How a Policy Change Affects the Number of Safer Buildings in Colombia
January 31, 2023
Policy change drives significant improvement in safety and quality of informal housing in Colombia.
New study by Build Change shows cost savings of improving housing
January 19, 2022
In a newly released global home improvement cost study, Build Change addresses the true cost of upgrading a home to make it more resilient against disasters.
Build Change launches The Build Change Guide to Resilient Housing
October 4, 2021
Build Change releases its flagship publication, The Build Change Guide to Resilient Housing: An Essential Handbook for Governments and Practitioners, which consolidates Build Change’s experience developing home improvement programs in 24 countries since 2004.
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Build Change saves lives in earthquakes and windstorms by working with people in emerging nations to build homes and schools that will protect their families and children.
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