1. Introduction

It is an unfortunate truism that tragedies happen.  Earthquakes, floods, tsunamis and a hundred other afflictions affect people all over the world daily.  It is critical, therefore, to have sustainable solutions that will help communities rebuild quickly, efficiently and cost effectively. 

Steel's light weight, high strength, flexible and adaptable design criteria provides the capability for not only delivering housing and other solutions to meet emergency situations, but actually to improve living conditions in the community.  This tutorial explores some ideas and considerations for using steel to deliver sustainable solutions for emergency building.

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