Sunday, 3 January 2016



We have been making a rough mock up of a disaster / emergency shelter from composite door off cut panels & a gazebo (cost £19) .
The panels form an insulated survival space measuring 2. 4 x 1m externally & resting on 2 euro size pallet. It'll contain 2 or 3 foldable bunk beds.
The gazebo will hang off this on the outside , for use when extra living space is needed. The flimsy poles will be replaced by Metalclad beams as will shelter corner posts (see- http://www.instructables.com/…/Clad-Composite-Beam-From-Wa…/ )
The roof will be Rigid foam metal sandwich panels (not fitted) . THere are 3 different heights in pic. 1. shows height of door, 2nd & 3rd shows height of uncut panels.
Max height of commercial pallet transport is 1.90 m, so it will likely be this size if transported this way. Eventually, it is hoped that all the panels will fit on one euro pallet.







Request for Comments on Research Regarding Construction Methods and Materials in U.S. Homes. Q. Why are 90% of USA homes still stick built when much stronger / more insulative composite SIPS panels have existed for decades?

 Open Email sent a month ago to various USA orgs who work for stronger  / better buildings such as : BuildStrong Coalition, National Institu...