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BC prefab builders join in disaster recovery

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It was two years ago this month that a massive tsunami off the coast of Indonesia killing nearly 200 000 people. The regions affected have been on a long road to reconstruction and BC design and building technology are having an impact in the effort. Britco , a prefabricated and modular home builder in Langley, BC, have been contracted by Save The Children USA to build housing elements that will make up 300 homes in Aceh province. And if things go well, it will lead to the construction of 3000 homes where it's believed 160 000 people died in the tsunami. The other player in this story is the BC Institute of Technology . They're providing training and design experience and skills to Indonesian builders in the region with money from BC's Forestry Innovation Investment, Wayne Stevens, director of Canadian Housing and Construction Centre at BCIT, says BCIT instructor Doug Betts "just finished up teaching a three-week course in platform frame construction in Indonesia for

Going drinking in high style

Bernie Hadley-Beauregard of Brandever, a wine branding expert who is revolutionizing what goes on the bottle of a top-selling label, just posted my interview with him on his website . We met in August at a perfect setting for a discussion about booze and design - a recently opened bar, 1181 (1181 Davie Street). The elegant contemporary-styled bar was created by the team of Battersby and Howat . Listen , 8.3 megs.