Bamboo instant houses will soon shelter Sichuan quake victims
Monday, June 2, 2008 - 09:28
in Mathematics & Economics
A USC Viterbi School of Engineering professor on sabbatical in China has created a prototype of a sturdy, quick-to-build bamboo house designed to help the vast number of people made homeless by the May 12 Sichuan earthquake. A first batch of these houses is being sent to the devastated area, with more to come.