Theresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor, West Java | Tue, 10/27/2009 10:38 PM
The construction of public facilities such as hospitals and schools should use rubber buffers to withstand tremors that occur during earthquakes to help minimize damage and casualties, a conference has concluded.
The International Rubber Research and Development Board (IRRDB) conference was held at the Salak Hotel in Bogor on Tuesday.
“The conference is aimed at creating architectural awareness, emphasizing the fact that there is a way to protect public facilities like hospitals and schools,” Abdul Azis S.A. Kadir, secretary-general to the IRRDB, told reporters.
He said the construction of public facilities could use components called natural rubber seismic bearings to minimize damage and save people’s lives during earthquakes. He said such construction techniques had been applied in the United States and Japan and would be suitable for Indonesia, where earthquakes are fairly common.
Abdul, a Malaysian national, said he hoped that Indonesia, the world’s biggest rubber producer, could use its assets to produce rubber buffers for constructing buildings.
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