> Being made primarily out of wood it was cheap and easy to build, but it was HEAVY. I'm not overly knowledgeable about the weather in Toronto, but heavy snow

> Being made primarily out of wood it was cheap and easy to build, but it was HEAVY. I'm not overly knowledgeable about the weather in Toronto, but heavy snow and heavy windows typically require things to be heavy so they don't get pushed by snow or wind. Maybe this is actually a feature of these type of huts. Also, the huts in the article seem easier to move if what it states is accurate, that you can transport them in the bicycle lane legally and with bikes. > without power or plumbing its not clear to me how actually livable these things would be. What I've seen in my country (Spain) is that homeless tends to resolve to using tents, so if it's at least the same liveability but a little more protective against the elements, it sounds like an improvement. The root issue of course isn't just that these people cannot find housing, but something about the reason why they aren't able to use the existing empty housing and how they became homeless in the first place. Be it because of costs, health, housing requirements or whatever.