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Very Cool, Creative Designs for Emergency Housing (#1898)
Posted: 10/28/2005; 11:46 AM by Terry Frazier
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Very cool housing designs for emergency shelter. The left photo is the H.E.L.P. House - eight-feet wide and 12-feet long and intended for placement alongside a damaged/destroyed home to allow property owners to begin rebuilding right after a disaster. The right photo is the Warm, Dry Room - a converted shipping container with living and sleeping space, windows and climate control.

The problem is the logistics of these things is a nightmare. Keeping an inventory (in a ready state,) moving them to wherever they're needed, cleaning them up afterward - it all becomes a logistical quagmire and without some significant long-term oversight isn't going to be effective. [via TP Wire Service]

NPR : Emergency Housing Need Sparks Creative Designs
Hurricane Season
Emergency Housing Need Sparks Creative Designs by Ari Shapiro

All Things Considered,October 25, 2005
Homelessness on a regional scale is often one result of natural disaster -- whether that's a hurricane in the United States or an earthquake in Pakistan. Architects inspired to meet this challenge with emergency housing solutions have often run into a problem: getting their ideas into the field.

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