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Reaction Housing’s temporary shelters
- relet 11y agoIn summary - how does this compare (technology and/or cost) to common container housing, as seen on building sites and refugee centers today?
- lentil_soup 11y agoIs not clear how the unit is powered. Does it have batteries, solar panels or do you have to plug it in?
- sageabilly 11y agoI'm wondering about this too. That, combined with what looks like a lack of windows, would make this somewhat impractical in emergency housing situations where the restoration of electricity is likely to take a lot longer than setting up shelters.
- pmorici 11y agoSeems impractical compared to something like the Ikea flat pack shelter. http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/26/8287509/ikea-refugee-shelter-flatpack-photos-iraq-syria http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/26/8287509/ikea-refugee-shelt...
- jkot 11y agoGood luck getting trucks with this into Nepal. Tents or even wood for cabin can be air droped.
- simondelacourt 11y agoThe wrist band lock seems rather impractical the majority of circumstances that you'd encounter in the aftermath of a disaster or in refugee camps. And the advantage of no assembly seems to be a rather small advantage compared to the cost (a rather bulky construction). The amount of shelters you can put on a truck (http://static1.squarespace.com/static/52e6ca70e4b0aeaf06546dfb/t/54f52911e4b02c0acdf6c119/1425352982937/Shell+carryingFeb10.jpg?format=1500w http://static1.squarespace.com/static/52e6ca70e4b0aeaf06546d...) seems to be quite little. I like the techy look and the idea seems cool, but it also seems to look like a very technocratic approach to shelters. This might work well for first world countries that have to deal with the fixing shelters after a disaster when conditions are quite good. But I can't see this helping out afters disasters like the one in Nepal.
- codewithcheese 11y agoYeah imagine how many tents you can fit on a truck that size! 100s maybe a thousand. Let alone can a truck get into the disaster zone?
- codewithcheese 11y agoRoadmap: After 7 years exos capable for space launch? Did I hear that correctly?