Building in a bag
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Peter Brewin and William Crawford, two students of industrial design engineering at the RCA, London, have created Concrete Canvas, a "building in a bag" -- a sack of cement-impregnated fabric. To erect the structure, all you have to do is add water to the bag and inflate it with air. A few hours later the half cylinder-shaped shelter is dried out and ready for use.
The structure is almost as easy to transport as a tent, but provide better protection and is as durable and secure as a portable building, while being easier to transport. Via Wired. |
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Students at London's Royal College of Art have created a shelter that is a balloon impregnated with dry cement. Inflate, water, and once it hardens, you have a concrete quonset hut. A pair of engineers in London have come up with a "building in a b... Read More
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I heard an interview on CBC (Canada) radio with one of the inventors. Asked what happens to the shelter after the emergency, he said it can be broken up easily with a sledgehammer, and the remnants hauled away or buried. Said emergency tents that are now used can't be reused & are thrown away.
thanks for the update, herb.