Shelter

Earlier this month we completed nine months of exposure testing for three kind of shelters on a hilltop in western Virginia.  The test period ran from mid-Dec 07 to mid-August 08 and included fairly mild winter snows, fairly strong spring thunderstorms with estimated 60 mph winds, and summer heat/heavy rains.  The testing was

I was passed this link today on a New Zealand company that makes inflatable shelters:  http://www.covertex.co.nz/

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Putting the second story with roof on a two-story hexayurt.  Taken during the Demo at Pentagon Center Court.  Nov 07.

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TIDES (Transportable Infrastructures for Development and Emergency Support)—Phase I TIDES is a research project focusing on information sharing and low-cost infrastructures to support populations in stressed environments, such as Stabilization and Reconstruction (SSTR), Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR).  TIDES Phase I demonstrations were held in Oct-Nov 2007.