SafetySpan is committed to improving our Common Built Environment

We all know that the buildings we work, play and live in everyday have a substantial impact on our environment. It is estimated that as much as 40% of our total energy use as a society goes towards their erection and operation, and millions of tons of material waste are generated every year just in their construction and renovation. Concrete alone is responsible for as much as 12% of all carbon emissions on the planet and is a major source of pollution and environmental degradation.

Furthermore, as our city populations rise to historic levels and our buildings grow ever taller, their very safety and reliability become serious concerns to us in an unpredictable world. Natural disasters and acts of violence are as inevitable as they are terrible, and all too often our tallest buildings become a danger to us when we need their protection the most.

That's why we at SafetySpan engineer proactive safety features and multiple redundancy into every component, reducing both the risk of failure and the danger posed to people in times of emergency, inside the building and out. SafetySpan is committed to helping builders construct safer, healthier and more sustainable buildings that protect people.

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500,000 homeless in Japan      The government said it would build prefabricated homes to provide a short-term solution to the housing crisis, but it remains unclear whether towns wiped out by the tsunami will ever be rebuilt. 6.6 Aftershock Rattles Northeast Japan     April 11th, 2011 - A 6.6-magnitude aftershock rattled Japan on the one-month anniversary of the twin disasters that left at least 25,000 dead and officials scrambling to prevent a meltdown at damaged nuclear reactors. Thousands Homeless from Tornadoes     As the death toll from last week's tornado storm surpasses 350, tens of thousands of survivors make due in emergency shelters or camped out in shattered homes	We at SafetSpan ask our friends to dig deep for the millions affected by the disasters world wide and give generously to the charity of your choice