I just saw this posting on TreeHugger and it made my heart sing. After all the devastation from the Chinese earthquake in the Sichuan Province last month, I’m happy to share that consciousness around sustainable re-building has begun. The idea is to support sustainability by getting people used to greener lifestyles. Bamboo modular home (shown at right) was constructed as temporary housing for earthquake survivors in China.

According to TreeHugger, “As relief crews fan out across the affected region, providing temporary housing and preparing to build more permanent structures , leaders of green NGOs say they have begun to look for ways they can fill in the gaps. For instance, Xiao Yan, a professor at USC, and a group called INBAR have each designed an instant modular home made of bamboo, which is both strong and easily renewable ; at least 100 houses have been sent to the region.” That’s wonderful news.

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