Global Housing impacts billions of people living in inadequate housing.

The United Nations recently announced their sustainable goals regarding housing to be accomplished by 2020.

Goal No. 7d reads, “Achieve significant improvement in lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers”. Now, benefitting 100 million people living in slums sounds like a worthy goal; and it is.  That is until you begin to understand the ...

Earthquake, MYANMAR: Heavy rains hamper

shelter construction

YANGON, 26 July 2011 (IRIN) – Heavy rains

pounding earthquake-struck Southern Shan

State continue to hinder efforts to rebuild

the homes of quake survivors, agencies say.

Of the 837 households destroyed by the 6.8 magnitude earthquake

in late March, 88 families in 24 severely affected villages are still living out of tarpaulin tents as they await materials to rebuild, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) told IRIN.

The ...

The Kenya Cottage is the inspiration of Ronald, a Kenyan Architect who has worked diligently to provide modern, dignified homes to lower income people living in and around Nairobi Kenya.  The low cost house design seen here is scheduled to be built beginning in 2011.  The program involves the development of approximately 1000 homes.

Size: approx. 840 sq. ft

Location: Nirobi, Kenya

Architect: Ronald

Special Features:  One piece roof and eve overhangs, sculpted tile roof, architectural features rising above the roof.  All of these elements ...

iTarp

This tarp is like no other in that it is constructed with a highly insulated foam interior and protected from moisture by our radiant barrier foil lined skinning.  These tarps are especially well suited for use in cold and wet climates where  it is important to get off the ground.

The i-Tarp is a great companion product to the I-Tent and has chamfered corners so that it fits snugly against the walls if the disaster relief shelter.

The i-Tarp can also be used as a highly insulated tarp ...