Urgent architecture : 40 sustainable housing solutions for a changing world / Bridgette Meinhold.

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Meinhold, Bridgette.

Title & Author:

Urgent architecture : 40 sustainable housing solutions for a changing world / Bridgette Meinhold.

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

Description:

256 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 251) and index.
Rapid shelters : Habihut ; Life Cube ; Bamboo shelters ; Reaction Housing System ; Recovery huts ; ShelterBox ; DRASH Katrina ; WheelLY -- Transitional shelters : Casa Elemental Technopanel ; I-Beam Pallet House ; Seed ; Groovyyurts ; Steel elements shelter ; Uber Shelter ; AirClad Roofpod ; Shelter 2.0 -- Affordable housing : Gabion House ; SLUMtube ; PAKSBAB ; CasaChica ; Bone House ; 10x10 housing at Freedom Park ; Birchway Eco-Community ; Urban Tulou -- Prefab housing : Land yacht ; Paonia Solargon ; Casa El Tiemblo ; Bergwijkpark ; Pioneer cabin ; Blu Evolution ; Lancaster live/work townhome ; BaleHaus@Bath -- Adaptable housing : LIFT House ; Malibu studio ; Watervilla "Ijburg" ; Porchdog House ; Silo Eco-Home ; Steigereiland 2.0 ; Windcatcher House ; Villa Vals.

Summary:

How can we adequately provide housing when disaster strikes, whether that disaster is weather related, like hurricanes, floods, and droughts, happens in a matter of minutes from an earthquake or tsunami, through a slow process like rising sea levels, or is the result of civil disorder or poverty? There is an urgent need for safe, sustainable housing designs that are cheap to build, environmentally friendly, and hardy enough to withstand severe environmental conditions. Not only is there climate change to contend with, but there are millions of people, right now, who do not have safe or adequate housing. In Urgent Architecture Bridgette Meinhold showcases 40 successful emergency and long-term housing projects--from repurposed shipping containers to sandbag homes. She surveys successful structures as well as highlighting promising projects that are still being developed. Every one is quickly deployable, affordable, and sustainable. This book is an essential resource for those who are interested in green building, sustainable design, eco-friendly materials, affordable housing, material reuse, and humanitarian relief.

ISBN:

9780393733587 (pbk.)
0393733580 (pbk.)

Subject:

Housing Environmental aspects.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 282531
Call No.: BIB 220165
Status: Available

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