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Sat, 2012-11-24 17:29 — mdmcdonald
This working group is focused on discussions about alternative visions for the Rockaways.

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2-Liter Bottle as a 50 Watt Light Bulb

Wed, 2013-03-13 22:34 — Amanda Cole

Submitted by Bill Greenberg

 

Posted by Imraan Asif on

Bloomberg to Offer Own Sandy Buy-Out Plan, with a Twist

Mon, 2013-03-11 19:06 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

Russell Gordon, a homeowner in Oakwood Beach, Staten Island, who is eager to take advantage of Governor Cuomo's Sandy buy-out plan (Matthew Schuerman/WNYC)

submitted by Boris Suchkov

Could Lead to Rebuilding on Flood Plain Even After Homeowner Sells Out

wnyc.org - by Matthew Schuerman - March 4, 2013

Weeks after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed buying out homeowners in flood-prone areas, the Bloomberg administration is indicating that it will offer a similar program. But the mayor’s program could differ in one significant way: the properties the city acquires could be turned over to someone else to be developed again.

In testimony at a City Council committee hearing Feb. 26, Brad Gair, the director of the city’s housing recovery office, said the Bloomberg administration is working on its own buyout program using federal Community Development Block Grant funding, $1.8 billion of which has been earmarked for the city so far. . . But he added the city’s plan may not stipulate that the acquired properties be turned into open space.

InterShelter Domes Discount for Humanitarian Efforts and Detailed Info

Sun, 2013-03-10 23:31 — Amanda Cole
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INFLATABLE TENT TURNS INTO CONCRETE WITH WATER

Fri, 2013-03-08 21:10 — Amanda Cole

Flexible material hardens up when it's wet to become a shelter.

 

 

The Concrete Canvas Shelter is a large inflatable tent made from a unique and highly functional material. It’s made from a canvas-like fabric that’s flexible and lightweight. However, when water is added to the material, it hardens into concrete.

The tent was created by a U.K-based company, which was originally developed for military use and also in an event of a natural disaster where sturdy shelters need to be resurrected quickly.

 

 

In test conditions, the inflatable canvas shelter was able to be erected by two people without any training in under an hour. Once the concrete hardens, the building is ready to be used in 24 hours.

The shelter comes delivered flat-packed in airtight and water- and rot-proof sacks. Once the electric fan is activated, it’s able to blow up the the plastic structure. Once the tent is fully inflated, you can simply hose down the outside with water to turn the canvas fabric into a solid material.

CONTAINER HOME: Couple Moves into Stacked Shipping Container Home in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Thu, 2013-03-07 15:01 — Amanda Cole

Submitted by Samuel Bendett

 

 

This is great evidence of the ongoing use of shipping containers as homes - the vast potential for such material has been widely discussed and put into practice(with various results) in HA/DR environments following major disasters, most notably Haiti earthquake. By conservative estimates, there are millions of empty shipping containers around the world that can be potentially converted into temporary, semi-permanent and permanent dwellings following disasters and emergencies. The actual and realistic potential for HA/DR situations is worth exploring

http://inhabitat.com/nyc/photos-couple-moves-into-stacked-shipping-container-home-in-williamsburg-brooklyn/

Dome Villages - Community Shelter Programs

Tue, 2013-03-05 22:22 — Amanda Cole

A pricelist can be found on the website.

http://www.intershelter.com/communities.html

 

The combination of portability and quick assembly with the ability to create a commune of connecting shelters, makes InterShelter™ Domes ideal shelters for many situations.

Homeless Communities
It is an endless cycle for many homeless. With no house or bath, they cannot get a job and with no job they cannot get a house. Finding affordable housing in the U.S. and many other countries has become more and more difficult. InterShelter™ offers an easy and affordable solution. Not only can one

The ingenious Anthony Emergency Housing System

Tue, 2013-03-05 21:34 — Amanda Cole

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November 9, 2010

The ingenious Anthony Emergency Housing System

Tue, 2013-03-05 21:31 — Amanda Cole

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November 9, 2010

Portability of Modularflex emergency shelter hinges upon hinges

Tue, 2013-03-05 21:13 — Amanda Cole

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February 26, 2013

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The Modularflex folding emergency shelter

The Modularflex folding emergency shelter

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The Necessiity of Composting Human Waste in the Bio-visioning of Sustainable Coastlines

Fri, 2013-02-08 12:43 — Amanda Cole

Submitted by Michael D. McDonald, Dr.P.H.

Gary and colleagues,

I am catching up after another round of meetings in the disaster areas of New York and in NYC and State-related meetings. 

I am very excited to see the direction that the University of Maryland is going with its agri-food systems discussions.  They have applicability to our Resilience System work in New York, New Jersey, South Florida, Haiti, Turks and Caicos, San Francisco, Vietnam, Hawaii, and elsewhere.  As we saw from the daily dumping of 60 million gallons of raw, untreated human waste into the Long Island Sound after the impact of T.S. Sandy, our approach to the management of human waste is broken and has to go through a socio-technical revolution.  This revolution is health-critical to the hundreds of thousands in Haiti alone, who made ill by easily prevented gastro-intestinal infections that occur there due to poor sanitation practices. 

All the sessions listed below look good,  The February 26 session on " Completing the Circle: Where does human waste fit into Sustainable Ag?" looks particularly good.  Perhaps,we can talk more about this in the upcoming 10 AM NYRS Coordinating Committee conference call on February 13.

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