HAITI

The Hexayurt project provides cheap housing for those in need. The first Hexayurt has been built in Haiti and it's currently being evaluated for use in the country.

To read more about this project please visit: http://hexayurt.com/

This paper examines factors that contributed to the success of the Crisis Mappers Network response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake and how these successes can be applied in future situations.

Interesting idea for shelters in Haiti, read about what USAID is doing here http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNADR961.pdf
I have a few concerns about stability, the foundation, and securing it when rains come and winds blow. The description in the article is not very well-explained, but that doesn't mean it won't work. To see other creative ideas about shelters, visit our page here http://www.star-tides.net/infrastructure/shelter

In response to the devastating earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010, many organizations, public and private, commercial and non-profit, from around the world, collaborated in exceptional ways to provide information, bring help quickly to Haitians, and support operational requirements. This was an exceptional effort by diverse collaborators, and those who contributed the support deserve great credit (as do officials who adopted innovative procedures to encourage and accept it). There are many lessons to be learned for application in future disasters, both in the US and abroad.