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Dominican Republic Approves Container Housing for Haitian Disaster Relief Housing
Dominican authorities recently approved a proposal that aims to use recycled shipping containers and a novel assembly concept to provide housing for Haitian earthquake victims. Richard Moreta, the proposed solution's designer, and his team refer to their concept as "Container Cities" and have successfully undertaken similar projects in Bosnia and Italy. Simple, modular, and inexpensive, the cities are built using earthquake-safe steel frames with rubber rollers into which shipping containers are inserted, allowing for stable and scalable construction that more easily meets the needs of rapidly changing refugee communities. The cities' design also includes a host of green or sustainable features that make the project zero energy, including living roofs, rainwater collection, solar panels, and wind turbines, with options for reuse when the temporary housing provided is no longer needed. With a slew of other proposed relief projects still far from implementation, "Container Cities" seem poised to provide a solution for thousands of families stranded by the disaster in Haiti.
via Inhabitat
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This look like a great project that deserves all the support it can get. I am personally aware of the challenges in getting these types of container based solutions off the ground in remote areas.
My best wishes to all involved.
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That's better for the people in Haiti. I'm sure it's gonna be successful.
Send me more info please about housing project...
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[...] are many other companies offering shelters and rebuilding proposals to the Haitian relief efforts. As yet, the Haitian government has not [...]