Tornado - Auburn, Ala. , September 2, 2011 - Auburn University students and professors raise the walls of a FEMA DAWG HAUS. The DAWG HAUS or Disaster Avoidance With Good Home Attenuating-Unionization System is a wind-resistant techniques of building. After an outbreak of tornados swept through Alabama in April, Auburn's Integrated Design and Construction students have an opportunity to exchange ideas with FEMA's mitigation team. The university hopes the students will integrate these concepts in future projects, designing and building a safer world. FEMA Photo/Ruth Kennedy

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Title: Raising the Walls

Production Date: 09/02/2011

Caption: Auburn, Ala. , September 2, 2011 - Auburn University students and professors raise the walls of a FEMA DAWG HAUS. The DAWG HAUS or Disaster Avoidance With Good Home Attenuating-Unionization System is a wind-resistant techniques of building. After an outbreak of tornados swept through Alabama in April, Auburn's Integrated Design and Construction students have an opportunity to exchange ideas with FEMA's mitigation team. The university hopes the students will integrate these concepts in future projects, designing and building a safer world. FEMA Photo/Ruth Kennedy

Photographer Name: Ruth Kennedy

City/State: Auburn, AL

Keywords: Auburn University

Disasters: Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds (EM-3319) ^ Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding (DR-1971)

Disaster Types: Tornado

Categories: Mitigation
Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials