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HotCoffee: Emergency Housing In No More Than 5 Hours
Homes for the homeless?
Besides being probably the fastest-built house
in the world, Stoujesdijk’s open source emergency shelter is in every
way designed for the tropical climate in Haiti. It comes with a large
overhanging roof for extra shade, a high ceiling for good ventilation, a
porch and a parabolic roof that can collect rainwater. In addition to
that, water is running through a tube on its roof top so it can be
heated up by both the sun and mirrors,
which are fixed to the ends of the bent roof. “With this system
inhabitants can receive steam, electricity and clean drinking water”,
Stoujesdijk explains. In fact, this more-than-a-quick-fix housing can
provide enough potable water for all of its tenants and can deliver ten
times more electricity than the average Haitian family currently
consumes.
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http://popupcity.net/emergency-housing-in-no-more-than-5-hours/ http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=27244
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