Sentences with phrase «disaster shelter design»

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Six years ago, after watching hurricane Katrina and Pakistan's Kashmir earthquake leave tens of thousands homeless, California builder Michael Conner set out to design a sturdy shelter that could be deployed at a moment's notice in the wake of a disaster.

Our grant programs are designed to make homeless pets more adoptable by keeping them happy and healthy, to make shelter operations more sustainable, and to aid adoption groups during times of natural or man - made disaster.

World Housing Solution has designed and built a prototype of its 180 - square - foot, storm - proof shelter, which can be quickly assembled for temporary use after a natural disaster but is also strong enough to serve as permanent housing for the estimated 680,000 Haitians still living in tents after last year's earthquake.

They won a grant from the Lemelson - MIT Program to develop a lightweight, portable disaster relief shelter, designed to be complete with a water purification system and a renewable energy source to power an LED light, which could be used after disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, or tornadoes to house people who have been displaced.

When a natural disaster strikes, two of the most pressing needs for the survivors are drinking water and shelter, and a unique project from the New York Institute of Technology's School of Architecture and Design could provide the solution to the second of those by using the packaging from the first.

Prior to joining Tumbleweed he designed commercial strength equipment, displays for retail, disaster relief shelters, and hunting cabins.