Elizabeth Hausler is a skilled brick and stone mason as well as a civil engineer and environmental scientist -- which comes in handy in her work as CEO of Build Change, which works to build safer homes for people affected by natural disasters. Substandard, shoddily built housing plays a dangerous role in disasters like hurricanes and earthquakes -- and the period of disaster recovery is a time to set it right. She gives us practical solutions toward empowering people to build safe homes for themselves.

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Filmed at We the Future: Talks from TED, Skoll Foundation and United Nations Foundation.
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