Comments on: Homes for Haiti

By: MFHCM

MFHCM — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:36:03 +0000

Great to see that people are thinking of ways to help the Haitian people!

http://www.mannaforhaiti.com
http://www.mfhcm.org

By: Frank Schooley

Frank Schooley — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 02:50:56 +0000

Greetings,
We have developed a completely new idea for disaster housing, Shelter In A Day. We assure you that if you look it over, we’ll make you two promises, one: that you have not seen anything like it anywhere and two: it is the most sensible design you have seen for disaster relief. Our house ships flat and assembles in a couple of hours using just included hammers and muscle power. Safe, strong and secure and inexpensive, this shelter is designed to last through the transition from tents/tarps to permanent housing. Please take a few minutes and see our interesting 2-1/2 minute video on our website at:
http://www.shelterinaday.com

Thanks

Frank Schooley
Designer

By: modular house

modular house — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:18:27 +0000

Yeah, These modular houses really gives the relaxation and I must say that parking homes like this always a good tourist as well as living place on the earth.

By: Manuel

Manuel — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 08:38:42 +0000

I like the aide for a semi permanent home. Been working in an emergencies for the last past 20 years type of homes like that are really one of the best posultions for temporary and semi permanent homes. Been realistic the problem will be the cost of the unit.

Good job

By: Flavorwire » Architecture Watch: Homes for Haiti

Flavorwire » Architecture Watch: Homes for Haiti — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:10:13 +0000

[...] architect Joseph Bellomo proposes a lightweight, modular pod supported by a shell of steel tubes. The design, based on a backyard studio for a client in Hawaii, has a small footprint, weighs less than 3,000 [...]

By: Flavorwire » Architecture Watch: Homes for Haiti

Flavorwire » Architecture Watch: Homes for Haiti — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:10:13 +0000

By: Bob GIlmour

Bob GIlmour — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:36:24 +0000

Those are beautiful, I want one for my home site in the mountains! Nice job on the design and kudos for thinking of those less fortunate in disaster areas who have so little
http://www.superiormodularstructures.com

By: Fred Finster

Fred Finster — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 02:44:44 +0000

Yes, these designs look nice and are pleasing to the eyes.

Consider using local workers and local materials like sand, stone, and cement
to create an ecoshell and keep floors from becoming wet where you have to sit or stand or lay down to sleep.
Hatians worried about the coming rains and flooding
http://www.youtube.com/v/djKn1lelkpI

Maybe we should consider installing plastic drain pipe to take away the excess water?

http://www.hildebrandinc.com/

Video of building 72 ecoshell homes in Java in 2006. Watch how it is done.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw01S0Xn9JI

http://www.onedomeatatime.org/
To contact the One Dome at a Time Foundation email: info@onedomeatatime.org or call 310-424-5420

By: Charles Babcock

Charles Babcock — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:34:16 +0000

Fabricated, packaged and shipped from somewhere (presumabaly the States) and constructed of steel tubes – not a sustainable design at all! Have you ever heard of LEED. How about putting Haitians to work building Haitian houses with materials found in Haiti! The last thing Haiti needs is to increase the cost of housing in order to by Venezualan oil to power a Korean freighter to ship a US built building made of corrodable steel. sustainable development should be both sustainable designs that develop industry in Haiti.

By: Megacities Today, Rubble Tomorrow: Haiti, Chile as Architectural Wake-Up Call [UPDATE] | Web Design Cool

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:31:05 +0000

[...] working in Haiti–especially designers–to rebuild the city. And there are many more like him. (Listen to Sinclair, along with historian Patrick Sylvain, Global Green’s Ted Bardacke, and [...]