37th Annual Natural Hazards Workshop

Haiti Earthquake Rebuilding Effort

Bob Glasgow, S.E.

Miyamoto International

July 18, 2012

USGS Shake Map of the affected area

• 7.0 earthquake struck on January 12, 2010 at 4:53p.m.

• 300,000+ casualties.• 3 million people in

affected area.• 200,000 buildings damaged.• 1.2 million people homeless

January, 2010.• 810,000 homeless, March

2011 (reduced due to damage assessment)

The Haiti National Palace and public buildings damaged after the earthquake.

Damage Assessment and Yellow House Repair Programs• MTPTC /USAID/UNOPS Damage Assessment Program

(400,000 objects assessed)• MTPTC Engineer and Mason Training Program

(600 National Engineers)• PADF/OFDA/USAID Repair and Reconstruction • Red Cross/PADF Haiti Yellow House Repair Program• Partnering with World Bank, UNOPS, European Union,

American Red Cross, Clinton Bush Haiti Fund

Miyamoto is partnering with Red Cross, PADF and USAID to rebuild homes in Haiti

• 7,195 houses repaired to date by Miyamoto.

• Average of 7 people live in a house.

• Over 50,000 people left camps and return home due to these repairs.

Yellow House Repair Projects

Construction Progress in Haiti • 60% to 70% of 10 mill m3

debris removed.• Over 30,000 houses

repaired.• Over 5,000 masons, 600

engineers trained.• Over 20 Haitian

contracting firms trained.

MTPTC UNOPS PADF 400,000 Damage Assessments, Haiti

Miyamoto Relief - Hait

Contact:Bob S. Glasgow, M.S., S.E.PrincipalMiyamoto International, Inc.Earthquake + Structural EngineersP (916) 373-1995 x814C (916) 716-5286miyamotointernational.comWatch Miyamoto Relief efforts in Haiti