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- Hurricane Harvey has increased homelessness in Houston Sat, 26 May 18, 4:00amLast August, Hurricane Harvey set records as the costliest hurricane in history and the wettest tropical cyclone ever in the U.S. The storm displaced more than 30,000 people, many of whom are still struggling to recover in...
- How to Build and Maintain a Community House Thu, 21 Aug 14, 4:30amThere’s a notable difference between a home and a community: a home is a place you’re forced to be; a place where you might not feel like you belong because your family won’t let you use the backyard to create a compost...
- DARPA to Use Shipping Containers to Create Floating Platforms for Disaster Relief Tue, 12 Mar 13, 6:00amShipping containers have emerged as a popular material for building everything from backyard retreats to temporary shelters and coffee shops. Now DARPA has harnessed the giant metal boxes for use in defense and disaster relief....
- Ex-Container Project Provides Shipping Container Housing for Victims of Japan Earthquake Fri, 15 Apr 11, 1:11amA group led by Yasutaka Yoshimura Architects — who designed the Bayside Marina Hotel we featured not long ago — has formed the Ex-Container Project with the intention of providing old shipping containers as disaster...
- MASTODON Mobile Skyscraper is a Pop Up Disaster Relief Shelter Mon, 23 Aug 10, 11:59pmWe’ve seen our share of smart disaster relief shelters before, but none that ever featured a mobile skyscraper – until now. Dubbed the Transient Response System (TRS-1), this innovative design by architecture...