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Monthly Archives: September 2009

Phase Change Blanket – Cold (non-shelter) – Six Ways To Die Workshop (Formens Hus) – Final Presentation

Click to Play Hunger – Six Ways To Die Workshop (Formens Hus) – Final Presentation Final report from the week-long “Six Ways To Die” workshop. http://www.appropedia.org/6WTD_2009 This team envisaged a PCM (Phase Change Material http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase_Change_Material) blanket which would absorb heat from the sun in the day, and release the stored heat slowly at night to [...]

Emergency Microtent for Freezing Areas – Cold – Six Ways To Die Workshop (Formens Hus) – Final Presentation

Click to Play Cold – Six Ways To Die Workshop (Formens Hus) – Final Presentation Final report from the week-long “Six Ways To Die” workshop. http://www.appropedia.org/6WTD_2009 This simple design for an extremely insulated tent or sleeping tube has several very clever features. Four or more of the two person sleeping modules can be combined to [...]

Containerized Biogas Toilet Block & Biodegradable Toilet Liners – Illness – Six Ways To Die Workshop (Formens Hus) – Final Presentation

Click to Play Hunger – Six Ways To Die Workshop (Formens Hus) – Final Presentation Final report from the week-long “Six Ways To Die” workshop. http://www.appropedia.org/6WTD_2009 This team presented an integrated system of two ideas. The first idea was to take the standard pit latrine which is used by many NGOs in disaster relief and [...]

Water Carrying Backpack with Purification – Thirst – Six Ways To Die Workshop (Formens Hus) – Final Presentation

Click to Play Thirst – Six Ways To Die Workshop (Formens Hus) – Final Presentation Final report from the week-long “Six Ways To Die” workshop. http://www.appropedia.org/6WTD_2009 The backpack is designed to carry water in the period immediately after a disaster, before regular water services can be restored or even before water trucks can start to [...]

Integrated Kitchen – Hunger – Six Ways To Die Workshop (Formens Hus) – Final Presentation

Click to Play Final report from the week-long “Six Ways To Die” workshop. http://www.appropedia.org/6WTD_2009 The Hunger team envisaged a “kitchen in a box” system which could be used from the early stages of a crisis through to the transitional housing stage some years after the event. The expandable kitchen includes an energy-efficient wood stove (like [...]

Eindhoven Shelter 2009 Materials and Design Briefing #Eind1009

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Site survey and some footage of the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) improved winter tent.

Click to Play Site survey and some footage of the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) improved winter tent. http://www.emergencyhousing.se/news/six-ways-to-die/ Six ways to die is a an introductory workshop to the Emergency Housing Project and sustainable design in humanitarian relief operations. The workshop takes of with a 24 hour residency in a temporary camp set up [...]

End of the field exercise of the \”Six Ways To Die\” workshop.

Click to Play End of the field exercise of the "Six Ways To Die" workshop. http://www.emergencyhousing.se/news/six-ways-to-die/ Six ways to die is a an introductory workshop to the Emergency Housing Project and sustainable design in humanitarian relief operations. The workshop takes of with a 24 hour residency in a temporary camp set up in the forests [...]

Martin Sjöholm of the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) explains their design for a flat pack wood burning stove.

Click to Play Martin Sjöholm of the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) explains their design for a flat pack wood burning stove. http://www.emergencyhousing.se/news/six-ways-to-die/ Six ways to die is a an introductory workshop to the Emergency Housing Project and sustainable design in humanitarian relief operations. The workshop takes of with a 24 hour residency in a [...]

Martin Sjöholm of the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) explains their design for a multifunctional crate / toilet stall.

Click to Play Martin Sjöholm of the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) explains their design for a multifunctional crate / toilet stall. http://www.emergencyhousing.se/news/six-ways-to-die/ Six ways to die is a an introductory workshop to the Emergency Housing Project and sustainable design in humanitarian relief operations. The workshop takes of with a 24 hour residency in a [...]