tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77173179475777418202024-02-19T00:22:14.766-08:00Shelter "Inventions"This blog contains ideas that have been proposed for family shelters in humanitarian disaster relief. NONE of the solutions in this blog are appropriate to the responses for which they are aimed. In a world where humanitarian relief funds are limited, and there are over 40 million people who have been forced to leave their homes, practical and cost effective family shelter support is required. Emergency shelter should be based on tried and tested local experience.the inventorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05586858767326211007noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717317947577741820.post-6925547479637459192013-05-13T12:00:00.000-07:002013-05-13T12:00:47.858-07:00Hexagons - not domes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0PzwRCPPXRg2yGaWqh-CbK5fm0dt41sN1-1sXfUakmClo5xQX2CTFLGHvqLdbW_pKP0x4nHOiRMPK2xFx9cwWHZ4ShU31m9k7i-QmcCgXkZB6hhFrzrodUHn1wAsCYdTJxfe8LLGktvs/s1600/module-hexi-house2.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0PzwRCPPXRg2yGaWqh-CbK5fm0dt41sN1-1sXfUakmClo5xQX2CTFLGHvqLdbW_pKP0x4nHOiRMPK2xFx9cwWHZ4ShU31m9k7i-QmcCgXkZB6hhFrzrodUHn1wAsCYdTJxfe8LLGktvs/s320/module-hexi-house2.jpg" /></a><br />
Hexagons are good because bees use them to make honeycomb. However we haven't seen many vernacular houses which are hexagonal. There is also a video <a href="http://hexihouse.com/">here</a>.the inventorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05586858767326211007noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717317947577741820.post-62171405319332298882013-05-13T08:53:00.003-07:002013-05-13T11:55:09.511-07:00Some odd designs from theguardian newspaper...By popular request, we include this article from the guardian newspaper. This article <a href="www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/gallery/2013/may/07/humanitarian-urgent-architecture-ecohomes-in-pictures">"Humanitarian intent: Urgent Architecture from ecohomes to shelters – in pictures"</a> highlights some designs. <br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy9Cv9mGapTVQ2ne1RDHzEeFl3wSbAvXvArJ9VyaDrKCx1YDk1lqSG3eyHkuHopaggqmlY8gZPq6g4I9pbeKIspZmlwvR03Sc4E4nvUSOFAb9_-TtAQkwXA7j8FDdhZhrG5rEOwqgk1zE/s1600/Reaction-Housing-system--007.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy9Cv9mGapTVQ2ne1RDHzEeFl3wSbAvXvArJ9VyaDrKCx1YDk1lqSG3eyHkuHopaggqmlY8gZPq6g4I9pbeKIspZmlwvR03Sc4E4nvUSOFAb9_-TtAQkwXA7j8FDdhZhrG5rEOwqgk1zE/s320/Reaction-Housing-system--007.jpg"/></a><br />
The Reaction Housing System has not been used in an emergency, but the designers say the shelters could be used in 10 or more types of emergency. they are not cheap at an estimated US$5,000.
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJLMsux-MBDoEZHapewHKBEdsH6gy_yvebi8QL6-X9j4Z2RTrRd26x507jGacIxETk6g_FlvfpRZbv-oVm0EVOrOOv7tA5J3mcMvPZpA9tEF41ZF1tmknPiOV4ZPpAr-V6MsiwqTOYlR4/s1600/WheelLy-015.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJLMsux-MBDoEZHapewHKBEdsH6gy_yvebi8QL6-X9j4Z2RTrRd26x507jGacIxETk6g_FlvfpRZbv-oVm0EVOrOOv7tA5J3mcMvPZpA9tEF41ZF1tmknPiOV4ZPpAr-V6MsiwqTOYlR4/s320/WheelLy-015.jpg"/></a><br />
This wheely good idea is actually designed for homeless people and not emergencies - so maybe a bit unfair to include here...the inventorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05586858767326211007noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717317947577741820.post-28000076201310048962011-11-23T05:02:00.001-08:002011-11-23T05:04:34.605-08:00Structural system = Skyhooks?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVp9BIQSdFH0ahkn8H1QlzBINbZy_tdTLtQ1VzClmfTczsPHiICQZElMo0t2MMgsYrb2jpq3CuYVkq7zjOI7PrOsN92sk7VzU6ODX0ynnBoR9VPbQPu7QbUUGvI0S38T5XMd202H__MfA/s1600/skyhopooks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVp9BIQSdFH0ahkn8H1QlzBINbZy_tdTLtQ1VzClmfTczsPHiICQZElMo0t2MMgsYrb2jpq3CuYVkq7zjOI7PrOsN92sk7VzU6ODX0ynnBoR9VPbQPu7QbUUGvI0S38T5XMd202H__MfA/s320/skyhopooks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678176131261257234" /></a><br />not sure about how <a href="http://www.tentsile.com/">this one</a> stays up or how they chose this particular structural system - but it might have issues if an engineer had a look..the inventorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05586858767326211007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717317947577741820.post-42124445815895838902011-11-23T04:55:00.001-08:002011-11-23T04:59:20.475-08:00Another dome...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-bzRvO7BI9hBjjeO5YL5ofj_WI1NfcwtEtmgc3-4z4Uu3yESu16Vc00ElRO-0h26cGKuRt6Trw-aZN5euoOXU0a86-L_mVk26cbUElrS2QYFifRPESYBUlCfulGxKWG3Xu-saahsxno/s1600/the_pod.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 251px; height: 157px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-bzRvO7BI9hBjjeO5YL5ofj_WI1NfcwtEtmgc3-4z4Uu3yESu16Vc00ElRO-0h26cGKuRt6Trw-aZN5euoOXU0a86-L_mVk26cbUElrS2QYFifRPESYBUlCfulGxKWG3Xu-saahsxno/s320/the_pod.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678174302945280418" /></a><br />"Inspired by the Dymaxion vision of TH hero Bucky Fuller"....the inventorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05586858767326211007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717317947577741820.post-27527591851811692382011-11-23T04:09:00.000-08:002011-11-23T04:12:03.983-08:00bunkers on legs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjat1BEhhZTf4oUr_l8Fh5-ElgkrtBjrkVb4xURj2aRdRxBtGicQVyBH7ebKmkrD762Oj_uz_G-65wPqrikNDSIHxSOk4G5eQlAdKnh7wgDpfF5S3u5Soz5S2uC0yR_O-rlBscZ01WuYBo/s1600/usbunkers.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjat1BEhhZTf4oUr_l8Fh5-ElgkrtBjrkVb4xURj2aRdRxBtGicQVyBH7ebKmkrD762Oj_uz_G-65wPqrikNDSIHxSOk4G5eQlAdKnh7wgDpfF5S3u5Soz5S2uC0yR_O-rlBscZ01WuYBo/s320/usbunkers.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678162454697313650" /></a><br /><a href="http://usbunkers.com/newproyect2.php">safe bunkers</a>the inventorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05586858767326211007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717317947577741820.post-82708213642296611032011-11-23T04:03:00.000-08:002011-11-23T04:07:18.690-08:00lego shelters<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbfajYLXv4F-YcW7PceVO800_nOeOvBQOMenVpaakADuqR7zNq-VF1586tTBhrLYwfQgmJyrsYvl5kxwLrWHUyjPPQyyJaIZUjPDGHjCosu9lp05D1OcmeJmMrdaPOPzKtP07EztLVfTU/s1600/lego.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbfajYLXv4F-YcW7PceVO800_nOeOvBQOMenVpaakADuqR7zNq-VF1586tTBhrLYwfQgmJyrsYvl5kxwLrWHUyjPPQyyJaIZUjPDGHjCosu9lp05D1OcmeJmMrdaPOPzKtP07EztLVfTU/s320/lego.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678161223315887234" /></a><br /><a href="http://inhabitat.com/unicef%E2%80%99s-amazing-lego-inspired-bricks-carry-food-and-water-to-disaster-victims/unicef-emergency-lego-brick-1/">lego shelters</a> - The idea is that these bulky plastic bricks are delivered, and contain a dose of food and water.the inventorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05586858767326211007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717317947577741820.post-65582780828602450832011-09-27T04:57:00.000-07:002011-09-27T05:06:23.244-07:00Paper / Cardboard shelters<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmdxARcZVCEGV-143fjA8zPh0vqpc-zHGBUo91lWQuNoVv4WNh2G_fGLA060K2lAPDOTayGiTWNkWwc3VftNweMVuiuka0VBZi5tQuaDhZNPr-swqqNZ_FqHtOpExYaSTMyDM3hNnxPY/s1600/cardboard+house+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmdxARcZVCEGV-143fjA8zPh0vqpc-zHGBUo91lWQuNoVv4WNh2G_fGLA060K2lAPDOTayGiTWNkWwc3VftNweMVuiuka0VBZi5tQuaDhZNPr-swqqNZ_FqHtOpExYaSTMyDM3hNnxPY/s320/cardboard+house+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657008515050599394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgav_wy8oUkpHiC7otI_WYhn5Aut9yME6GddwmmginvDchnS-UKYHQsDiiN-24eut7NGHgC9CDE3gx5NlSO0BlrClbx6GWgJcd9daLrxnnqc6ymVCdQxCix7C5FZZGKxFkxA814vUB5Cxs/s1600/cardboard+shelter.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgav_wy8oUkpHiC7otI_WYhn5Aut9yME6GddwmmginvDchnS-UKYHQsDiiN-24eut7NGHgC9CDE3gx5NlSO0BlrClbx6GWgJcd9daLrxnnqc6ymVCdQxCix7C5FZZGKxFkxA814vUB5Cxs/s320/cardboard+shelter.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657007470520696034" /></a><br />Tried and failed to take off as a post disaster shelter in Rwanda (UNHCR 1999), Turkey (2000), Bhuj, India (2001) and Haiti (2010) - largely due to the fact that cardboard needed to be brought in to the affected areas. See <a href="http://www.shigerubanarchitects.com/SBA_WORKS/SBA_DRP/SBA_DRP_index.htm">http://www.shigerubanarchitects.com</a> for more.the inventorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05586858767326211007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717317947577741820.post-85911070885350021122011-09-27T04:47:00.000-07:002011-09-27T04:55:34.653-07:00Concrete canvas - not for airfreight<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8M6YkF8ujgRxpUZQoRWexasXaY891feS8CvCdF3TDIgH3hlYXUOdLSTpoe0egmhG-XaqcKYM4Id2ivQ4e894vm-ez6Z4In4-rqlNbFqmeNPotb9KFAK5KMxQ2k9u-8vtrLdAEHt_ZsuU/s1600/concretecanvas.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8M6YkF8ujgRxpUZQoRWexasXaY891feS8CvCdF3TDIgH3hlYXUOdLSTpoe0egmhG-XaqcKYM4Id2ivQ4e894vm-ez6Z4In4-rqlNbFqmeNPotb9KFAK5KMxQ2k9u-8vtrLdAEHt_ZsuU/s320/concretecanvas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657004937989788802" border="0" /></a><br />These shelters have had a lot of media coverage - but the weight (2MT) and water requirements (nearly 1MT) of these 25m2 structures makes them impractical for most humanitarian operations. Maybe ok for militaries who have much higher transportation budgets.the inventorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05586858767326211007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717317947577741820.post-30559978757088605592010-10-01T03:31:00.000-07:002010-10-01T07:42:11.811-07:00sewage pipe shelter and floating shelter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvnh_bBlcChCT0oxPzRblUBjWvqTkTjQ6vBf4R2YMlR5JIh1j6-DMWVL-U4wvnv47oOqOgQUe1OlQqURPLjDor7PqeRksKCNCRremNJB0T3CixzwB3K8EPxT8TSt7vb9Vxq-IVY8DnkbA/s1600/HAITI-BOAT.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvnh_bBlcChCT0oxPzRblUBjWvqTkTjQ6vBf4R2YMlR5JIh1j6-DMWVL-U4wvnv47oOqOgQUe1OlQqURPLjDor7PqeRksKCNCRremNJB0T3CixzwB3K8EPxT8TSt7vb9Vxq-IVY8DnkbA/s320/HAITI-BOAT.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523087911784303746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9iCWIu_QSFn8y6-5z7jZeg5V1YfXuCUjNm3ytaf49LosMvXGKXxgIKjesTDbE9zslf-D6HpPO-9uIlHIDjIrlLEdv-C9B87_Md7EisbDtfeua9aNtkvewhyphenhyphenqNKRk976hiTsNqbRs-7c4/s1600/sewage+pipe.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9iCWIu_QSFn8y6-5z7jZeg5V1YfXuCUjNm3ytaf49LosMvXGKXxgIKjesTDbE9zslf-D6HpPO-9uIlHIDjIrlLEdv-C9B87_Md7EisbDtfeua9aNtkvewhyphenhyphenqNKRk976hiTsNqbRs-7c4/s320/sewage+pipe.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523087687180377778" /></a><br />Another great idea for haiti - put families out to sea or use sewage pipes for shelters... <br />More on this idea can be found <a href="http://haitisheltersolution.googlegroups.com/web/1053+TESS+Project.pdf?gda=rC3VmUgAAADjx6OAybkJbUo68PjxxReDZQxjjH69rOmLGxh4NjqQFGt6iqcYmuvR0xbt3IfbHaqmwwmmjY8lLEkm5GsdcWpfGjVgdwNi-BwrUzBGT2hOzg" target="_new"> here</a>:the inventorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05586858767326211007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717317947577741820.post-50775727688531548862010-04-16T01:25:00.000-07:002010-04-16T01:30:36.980-07:00Rebuild Haiti in 5 days<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLARRqy1_ggCpDxdV_4dRwPN6Y0l9Dd4Jt8unZJwuQcMidroyVtliF6y3eXkhUfA4CDg81W5I1wKOUt4EIxcZMgnCUNyeuWNYZeSv_L-AcfdA9dFkXMTn9bMKAdHPMHNjy318kV3McWoc/s1600/rebuild-haiti-in-5-days.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLARRqy1_ggCpDxdV_4dRwPN6Y0l9Dd4Jt8unZJwuQcMidroyVtliF6y3eXkhUfA4CDg81W5I1wKOUt4EIxcZMgnCUNyeuWNYZeSv_L-AcfdA9dFkXMTn9bMKAdHPMHNjy318kV3McWoc/s320/rebuild-haiti-in-5-days.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460648843668845602" /></a>Lovely graphic - if only it were that simple. These prefabricated shelters only cost upwards from $14,000 (excluding transport) - it would be good to see what you could build with that money using traditional / normal materials...the inventorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05586858767326211007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717317947577741820.post-46357360933131853182010-04-08T12:57:00.000-07:002010-04-08T13:10:07.386-07:00Domes again...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQd5pW8xfWJtljS3k1ZrvLso4_cu2GPpaXGNYWmAkbj8vTDsBpDzz_lGx7sLcGruGXwXXVOq5-OS6EfvM0QMSDvXow_pZLHyXJ2x_3r3FT86AqS3I7nBZCfSKa6CZgw7igJoWYGtuAXF0/s1600/domesforhait-withdog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQd5pW8xfWJtljS3k1ZrvLso4_cu2GPpaXGNYWmAkbj8vTDsBpDzz_lGx7sLcGruGXwXXVOq5-OS6EfvM0QMSDvXow_pZLHyXJ2x_3r3FT86AqS3I7nBZCfSKa6CZgw7igJoWYGtuAXF0/s320/domesforhait-withdog.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457861118619454642" /></a><a href="http://www.domesforhaiti.org/">Domes</a>. All they need is a cover - that will be made from recycled theatre sets. The designers optimistically say that once they have built it and then imported it, each 21m2 dome will shelter up to 20 children...the inventorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05586858767326211007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717317947577741820.post-68896312793478808202010-04-07T03:40:00.000-07:002010-04-07T03:44:06.616-07:00Estate agent's signboard or shelter?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXz4xsuh44Dq8pdj49rXvqNBrfiGF-4uVn6ZAFl45R5sS6QZjKRQgLeOaGeSxdcbru3pacK5cHQ5pxXF4Yv_4JBXqkEfUxvBYduPZAspvmaayzhyphenhyphenfQbHHJRZgHV4Hz0-KTFirPpeOC94Q/s1600/foldyhutthingy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 118px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXz4xsuh44Dq8pdj49rXvqNBrfiGF-4uVn6ZAFl45R5sS6QZjKRQgLeOaGeSxdcbru3pacK5cHQ5pxXF4Yv_4JBXqkEfUxvBYduPZAspvmaayzhyphenhyphenfQbHHJRZgHV4Hz0-KTFirPpeOC94Q/s320/foldyhutthingy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457344121384259042" /></a><br />A bargain at $2500!!!! 36 can of <a href="http://www.thehabihut.com">these</a> fit in a container...the inventorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05586858767326211007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717317947577741820.post-88889228758472370192010-04-04T12:43:00.000-07:002010-04-04T12:45:03.286-07:00Foam house<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBD3n1wYl9cVZigpUSCgqff-aJyVF1YVIIGokedlgiZuudCVVEtEZaqG7UGxTqGfcPAmmkoGKNpkspb2m5N_EcnrHiY3B0nYeoRoLKYZjWrc3_OylIf9BC3yLnnMSVFtKqRtqANUnnxM/s1600/foamhouses.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBD3n1wYl9cVZigpUSCgqff-aJyVF1YVIIGokedlgiZuudCVVEtEZaqG7UGxTqGfcPAmmkoGKNpkspb2m5N_EcnrHiY3B0nYeoRoLKYZjWrc3_OylIf9BC3yLnnMSVFtKqRtqANUnnxM/s320/foamhouses.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456370410802059170" /></a><br />Made from foam, a bargain at $7,950.00...the inventorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05586858767326211007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717317947577741820.post-79610915517342732482010-04-01T00:53:00.001-07:002010-04-01T00:55:54.057-07:00Tardis?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgayAVqoUqsNE96RrAmp7PXT9OmJC2MIU-BNr-25BTZT7IudglR5qUiuKLVnk3_6ISQd7u8u8lZJw-IBPtknJby6QmrDbLy6ZKBhi_motuZbqD6DNOiSBYUfxOXUY-dGPtZ-rJvHMvh-PI/s1600/tardis.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgayAVqoUqsNE96RrAmp7PXT9OmJC2MIU-BNr-25BTZT7IudglR5qUiuKLVnk3_6ISQd7u8u8lZJw-IBPtknJby6QmrDbLy6ZKBhi_motuZbqD6DNOiSBYUfxOXUY-dGPtZ-rJvHMvh-PI/s320/tardis.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455074204324811970" /></a><br />8ft x 8ft box with no foundations...the inventorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05586858767326211007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717317947577741820.post-24496058046904646792010-03-29T12:16:00.000-07:002010-03-29T14:12:42.802-07:00shelters-from-sexual-violenceFantastic sales pitch from a supplier (angling for money) - protection from SGBV will take more than a lockable door:<br /><br />"The only solution is affordable mass shelter in which doors can be locked<br />at night to keep out rapists.... easy to construct shelters-from-sexual-violence ($4000 per family unit), which can be shipped to Haiti in crates and erected by just two people.<br />If you can find the funds for us to manufacture them, we will do so as fast as humanly possible and arrange for the US military of DHL to fly them to Haiti."the inventorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05586858767326211007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717317947577741820.post-72565073450864565842010-03-25T01:09:00.000-07:002010-03-25T01:46:07.972-07:00Winning site plan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dCRR0c32yay-0cI2FwHiqZ59uZOyxB8Mi_RhD1qKExqhCVluS2GkIeHBQfKS17-ggiGMRUvOXHGmRxm1ffPAnuMZ2GICZi01L5mpPeHk8bN4fdKffS6n2S0ZwctYVRS7GznAkRC8ei4/s1600/siteplanwithdomes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dCRR0c32yay-0cI2FwHiqZ59uZOyxB8Mi_RhD1qKExqhCVluS2GkIeHBQfKS17-ggiGMRUvOXHGmRxm1ffPAnuMZ2GICZi01L5mpPeHk8bN4fdKffS6n2S0ZwctYVRS7GznAkRC8ei4/s320/siteplanwithdomes.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452480938353845730" /></a>This combines alien pods with an astounding site plan that has not taken into account any site conditions.the inventorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05586858767326211007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717317947577741820.post-24447952067069844012010-03-23T12:16:00.000-07:002010-03-23T12:19:26.448-07:00Stunning photoshop shelter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiipYoo2ZkY_raP3XHPg_YusUDusMKReftlDqbGN5V9vNOUvyj50FdbviSy869NHhkfD3mvb_-Rqq5ajX2zHnm1Fpz3sTBiBtktucA-_HN7n5Kjv_8sLffiCKR3ab73hiWtnP-EVmDz0k0/s1600-h/MicroShelter-maybenotHaiti.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiipYoo2ZkY_raP3XHPg_YusUDusMKReftlDqbGN5V9vNOUvyj50FdbviSy869NHhkfD3mvb_-Rqq5ajX2zHnm1Fpz3sTBiBtktucA-_HN7n5Kjv_8sLffiCKR3ab73hiWtnP-EVmDz0k0/s320/MicroShelter-maybenotHaiti.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451910329916145298" /></a>Winning photoshop skills! If only there were the space in Port au Prince.the inventorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05586858767326211007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717317947577741820.post-38691954821068282722010-03-23T07:48:00.000-07:002010-03-23T07:52:27.745-07:00Shrink wrap shelter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3i5Ihqn53BS4LNlgl1c8J6LXueVjgXvt3CtlH1bHNn3wZPcVFyE_x1KE5HUAHPAaYHLkX86fdhpYhWjxpcgpZRwbwtbwBL98qIIU4iVQCgy7xDnGyQGiJI8M8WQzG0X8jsCap5tB9sr0/s1600-h/shrinkwrapshelter.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3i5Ihqn53BS4LNlgl1c8J6LXueVjgXvt3CtlH1bHNn3wZPcVFyE_x1KE5HUAHPAaYHLkX86fdhpYhWjxpcgpZRwbwtbwBL98qIIU4iVQCgy7xDnGyQGiJI8M8WQzG0X8jsCap5tB9sr0/s320/shrinkwrapshelter.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451841334023255074" /></a>Yes shrink wrap!!<br />From the <a href="http://www.InterceptShrinkfilm.com">supplier</a>: "We did it after the 1988 Armenia earthquake, we can do it in Haiti."the inventorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05586858767326211007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717317947577741820.post-77876743306735483162010-03-22T13:10:00.000-07:002010-03-22T13:17:04.564-07:00Garage for your porsche<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4wpA5WEcyrS3HY0Fr1avJibO2gK5V3tjd-M0M3frSKCTNFq4aw0bF4iEhz-kQN62M5m257ep_dIgzCbQC7JyFCrFZ399x7RXwFT30lDjUn91HhVOdmaHHKdtashhFYRCpdFiuEeLiVHQ/s1600-h/expensive-steel.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4wpA5WEcyrS3HY0Fr1avJibO2gK5V3tjd-M0M3frSKCTNFq4aw0bF4iEhz-kQN62M5m257ep_dIgzCbQC7JyFCrFZ399x7RXwFT30lDjUn91HhVOdmaHHKdtashhFYRCpdFiuEeLiVHQ/s320/expensive-steel.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451553312710477714" /></a>This pricey shelter was promoted for the response to the Haiti earthquake. Conveniently it is delivered in one handy box. The weight is not quoted but certainly not for carrying on a donkey or in the back of a Porsche.the inventorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05586858767326211007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717317947577741820.post-22162423082640962192010-03-20T04:20:00.000-07:002010-03-20T04:26:04.230-07:00plastic frame shelter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixASgEeMKpFmFnhOklumXBxe6o_Enn_Z5nPohC7KuYWrjO3L0ZiZ28FYC7mIH_Mjo3Tw-A_bcYmMAS357aPSIrDyk6kecrUY8Lzw7lvYzHOFvavRBslTeXsKWCsoaDeIOLo3uNgos7AEQ/s1600-h/plastic-frame-shelter.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixASgEeMKpFmFnhOklumXBxe6o_Enn_Z5nPohC7KuYWrjO3L0ZiZ28FYC7mIH_Mjo3Tw-A_bcYmMAS357aPSIrDyk6kecrUY8Lzw7lvYzHOFvavRBslTeXsKWCsoaDeIOLo3uNgos7AEQ/s320/plastic-frame-shelter.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450674807698694946" /></a>The detailing on this plastic shelter is shocking. I doubt that it has been built. The <a href="http://advocatehabitation.org/projects.php#2">website</a> encourages viewers to donate money to develop this design further! The website also lists a lot of organisations to imply credibility of the design.the inventorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05586858767326211007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717317947577741820.post-8372338567232300502010-03-20T04:13:00.000-07:002010-03-20T04:19:26.236-07:00Pallette house<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8CTSd_gYfMF1LocWIPapHeNPvOGSWtgXLMub2u4FlcQraWYiGtjPWNtBlh7tMWpafTVsWG4b2y3s0C0pfa0ujjtlzhfjnj8SSjPI2qD7CVBgwCUKidHhxxz-AsZh9KbXoXGut52MP6Ic/s1600-h/palette+house.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8CTSd_gYfMF1LocWIPapHeNPvOGSWtgXLMub2u4FlcQraWYiGtjPWNtBlh7tMWpafTVsWG4b2y3s0C0pfa0ujjtlzhfjnj8SSjPI2qD7CVBgwCUKidHhxxz-AsZh9KbXoXGut52MP6Ic/s320/palette+house.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450673018454061794" /></a>The Pallet House, was conceived as a transitional shelter for refugees returning to Kosovo. The blurb on the designer's by <a href="http://i-beamdesign.com/projects/refugee/refugee.html">website</a> is convincing, but neglects the fact that following disasters, pallets are never available in the volumes required. Those that do exist have a local market value and are certainly not seen as waste.the inventorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05586858767326211007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717317947577741820.post-71373586507609557112010-03-20T04:08:00.000-07:002010-03-20T04:12:37.504-07:00Flat shelter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWnOaMyEcivmobQMecEeDbMTmc3JmOc3lDfFC9eDqnZ2rgAylkR9l8BvW7cPyAInDE5XeoU3nQs9gv2nOhdvAn31W_tKfNbeGVgiuKNEuR6ZzesPhjgmyBGWxOvXfqxltWTZVjdwz_7nU/s1600-h/flat-pack-shelter.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 141px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWnOaMyEcivmobQMecEeDbMTmc3JmOc3lDfFC9eDqnZ2rgAylkR9l8BvW7cPyAInDE5XeoU3nQs9gv2nOhdvAn31W_tKfNbeGVgiuKNEuR6ZzesPhjgmyBGWxOvXfqxltWTZVjdwz_7nU/s320/flat-pack-shelter.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450671677320113746" /></a>We get a lot of these flat pack solutions. <a href="http://www.unishelter.co.uk/transitionalshelters.php">This one</a> uses a " ‘ReCrate’ re-configurable stacking pallet", (patent applied for. It loses on many grounds - cost / volume / maintenance, and the fact that it is patented so organisations cannot tender properly..the inventorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05586858767326211007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717317947577741820.post-79140784351270786952010-03-17T16:29:00.000-07:002010-03-17T16:44:10.938-07:00April fools shelters for Haiti?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnyZUMm_HqFm3y4GI0gegI8YWdKYPY4vfbSkr6cMc1ek7Bw3EWBnxmKL8CPoGbUnC__EweYFix4znZVrs-M9e9cnBBRHg5zn1rN2awd7K3fpUw1G6nDRItsW-B80JfzE_XSrOPslZ64mI/s1600-h/visionarysteelsupplier.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnyZUMm_HqFm3y4GI0gegI8YWdKYPY4vfbSkr6cMc1ek7Bw3EWBnxmKL8CPoGbUnC__EweYFix4znZVrs-M9e9cnBBRHg5zn1rN2awd7K3fpUw1G6nDRItsW-B80JfzE_XSrOPslZ64mI/s320/visionarysteelsupplier.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449749634872805538" /></a>Contact was made to organisations working in Haiti by a supplier looking for "corporate and private sponsors to help us get the first 100 Homes for Haiti shipped out by April 1, 2010." April fools day is a suitably apt delivery date. It does not mention the anticipated commission of the supplying companies.<br />This image is inspirational - if space were this easy to find in Port au Prince, the situation would be much simpler. It gets better:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiF6zpp5B7RBqUyp0uW9d497OSrovX8uiFSTbV5o2Wnx0BvUADEg02wKNzWCEjSNdmwlhGSmVGS0M0PdHZ2wHu2pNhbw6lTwGgPZ0BJt8VfCth0fAa_smCcNZD4Wm7DnilCCj8EnoClbI/s1600-h/visionarysteelsupplier2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiF6zpp5B7RBqUyp0uW9d497OSrovX8uiFSTbV5o2Wnx0BvUADEg02wKNzWCEjSNdmwlhGSmVGS0M0PdHZ2wHu2pNhbw6lTwGgPZ0BJt8VfCth0fAa_smCcNZD4Wm7DnilCCj8EnoClbI/s320/visionarysteelsupplier2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449750875314578530" /></a>The design details for this shelter (10,000 usd for a basic model!!!) include living rooms, bathrooms, and only bed space for 4 people. Very wishful - the average family size is 5 in Haiti - many are larger...the inventorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05586858767326211007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717317947577741820.post-38915318872867781882010-03-17T05:22:00.000-07:002010-03-17T05:29:00.804-07:00PVC shelter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9w1pzCn3IrLU0XPFeMHzNwvWXHCXKDHt823Bhq3tqY6FtSbS1oKzxfJD0tbysJk0Idpm9XHdfNusy7rPUKJk_6PmSyVTfkhvtQe-4mZjV7i9MlL600DDURcuNJJ8zjyh4nEjnvU6_0bk/s1600-h/pvc-shelter.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9w1pzCn3IrLU0XPFeMHzNwvWXHCXKDHt823Bhq3tqY6FtSbS1oKzxfJD0tbysJk0Idpm9XHdfNusy7rPUKJk_6PmSyVTfkhvtQe-4mZjV7i9MlL600DDURcuNJJ8zjyh4nEjnvU6_0bk/s320/pvc-shelter.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449577663923106626" /></a>In the accompanying blurb it sounds very technical - "The ATU has 5 frameworks 2 inch PVC 125 PSI Premium Level ONE and lashing waterproof screeds, middle and upper Amatek treated pine wood 1 "x 3""<br /><br />- But why make the frame of these shelters for Haiti out of PVC pipe?<br /><br />The suppliers can also offer: "..a solution plus a separate ceiling of basic sanitation by offering a complete prefabricated latrine."the inventorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05586858767326211007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717317947577741820.post-67371445301411473872010-03-15T07:38:00.000-07:002010-03-15T07:43:58.576-07:00wheely house<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijQlW7U55dsHC2w6R83KbsWnryutJwEt8deBEmQLMTdg582xov5CBFc-bu8Hs9lKZVHT5banNWDoyl-J7AqqLuJNUlA1uaAAsA0jab5xOTmj2g4MGhl3TRfwpwbZiq-qCayIxA8PEGew8/s1600-h/wheely-house.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijQlW7U55dsHC2w6R83KbsWnryutJwEt8deBEmQLMTdg582xov5CBFc-bu8Hs9lKZVHT5banNWDoyl-J7AqqLuJNUlA1uaAAsA0jab5xOTmj2g4MGhl3TRfwpwbZiq-qCayIxA8PEGew8/s320/wheely-house.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448871008133512146" /></a><br />More from the <a href="http://boards.core77.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=20712">competition</a> to design shelters for Haiti in 1 hour... Most of the other entries were some sort of dome or something that you could drop out of an airplane on people's heads.the inventorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05586858767326211007noreply@blogger.com0