DOI: 10.5176/2425-0112_UPPD17.28
Authors: George F. Bigham, Shreejit Shitole
Abstract: In any country’s broad social agenda, housing is an important element as it is one of the basic human needs. Housing is also a central element for natural or artificial disasters, health issues, social standing, education and many other aspects of our lives. Promotion of building a socially responsive or post disaster house, while planning for naturally occurring calamities and social inequities has shed light on the field of responsive and responsible housing management. Thus, as a goal to achieve a disaster response house in emergency situations or to provide a socially responsive housing option, we developed a strategy to create a safe, effective housing unit. This unit was built from a used storage container and a kit of sustainable materials that proves cost, space and time effective. Housing has always been an important social issue for poor and developing countries. Through sustainable housing, in a wide sense, we aim to ensure the protection of the environment by using natural resources as a source of energy to provide disaster relief, social training, and improved shelter, that would eventually promote economic and social progress. The structure is built from a prepackaged unit or kit, which is shipped to the location required, and the occupant can individually, without professional assistance, build their home.
Keywords: component; Sustainability; Tiny house; Shipping Container home; Post-disaster housing; Net zero energy, social housing
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