Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Workshop explores opportunities in housing, wood products
From readng this article it would seem they are still thinking inside the one house box.
I did a blog somewhere or suggestion about modular housing being a good opportunity for NL lumber with it's great hurricane resistant properties. I may have also mentioned the fact that there are 6.5 Billion people in the world.
Modular could mean two things for this market.
One single family dwellings prefab'd. ok for North american but doesn't take into account Urban Sprawl which is becoming a problem. Nor the fact that if everyone in the world lived like we do here in north america we would need 4 planets to supply the resources necessary.
Modular has to be a very important part of design for transport purposes.
Two Modular would also mean a house or housing complex can be added to.
So how do you make modular housing complexes prefabed?
Start with a duplex fourplex concept IMHO.
Look at doing some sort of storied vertical design complex.
When I was in Greece they build the first floor to start with but design it so that other floors can be added later. Rebar sticking out of the roof.
I find those new styrofoam block cement filled design housing very interesting for a modular concept especially for Europe and Africa. It's quick and efficient with great stability sound proofing and expandibility properties.
Sea Containers could be looked as for it's stackability properties.
When I was in Vukovar the former YugoSlavia the Swedes showed up with a Sea Can that they had modified as an amenity cubicle. Apparently they were stuck at the loading dock for quite some time and modified this Sea can for their own purposes.
I'll give a brief description of how it was laid out.
In the end was a Sauna about 10 foot deep, then there was a shower cubicle around 15-20 feet, 10 foot abolution area, and finally there was a kitchen dining table set up with counters cupboards water coolers fridge and stove. All parts were the width of a sea can obviously 8-10 feet unsure.
The entire unite was wired and plumbed all they had to do was drop it on the ground plug in a water supply and generator and you had a little piece of luxury and convienience in the middle of a war torn country.
Bonus was you could fill the sides of the sea can with sand and you had a half decent bomb shelter good for small arms and light weaponry.
I'll try and do some further research and add links and photos later.
I did a blog somewhere or suggestion about modular housing being a good opportunity for NL lumber with it's great hurricane resistant properties. I may have also mentioned the fact that there are 6.5 Billion people in the world.
Modular could mean two things for this market.
One single family dwellings prefab'd. ok for North american but doesn't take into account Urban Sprawl which is becoming a problem. Nor the fact that if everyone in the world lived like we do here in north america we would need 4 planets to supply the resources necessary.
Modular has to be a very important part of design for transport purposes.
Two Modular would also mean a house or housing complex can be added to.
So how do you make modular housing complexes prefabed?
Start with a duplex fourplex concept IMHO.
Look at doing some sort of storied vertical design complex.
When I was in Greece they build the first floor to start with but design it so that other floors can be added later. Rebar sticking out of the roof.
I find those new styrofoam block cement filled design housing very interesting for a modular concept especially for Europe and Africa. It's quick and efficient with great stability sound proofing and expandibility properties.
Sea Containers could be looked as for it's stackability properties.
When I was in Vukovar the former YugoSlavia the Swedes showed up with a Sea Can that they had modified as an amenity cubicle. Apparently they were stuck at the loading dock for quite some time and modified this Sea can for their own purposes.
I'll give a brief description of how it was laid out.
In the end was a Sauna about 10 foot deep, then there was a shower cubicle around 15-20 feet, 10 foot abolution area, and finally there was a kitchen dining table set up with counters cupboards water coolers fridge and stove. All parts were the width of a sea can obviously 8-10 feet unsure.
The entire unite was wired and plumbed all they had to do was drop it on the ground plug in a water supply and generator and you had a little piece of luxury and convienience in the middle of a war torn country.
Bonus was you could fill the sides of the sea can with sand and you had a half decent bomb shelter good for small arms and light weaponry.
I'll try and do some further research and add links and photos later.
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