Emergency Shelter Option for Nepal

Emergency shelters like this could be built with stone walls wrapped in strong plastic mesh.
Emergency shelters like this could be built with stone walls wrapped in strong plastic mesh.

The photo shows the earthbag shelter design in our proposal to the UN. Earthbags are highly recommended since they’re tried and proven. However, in disaster areas bags and training may not be available, so it’s always good to have options. The emergency shelter idea explained here maximizes use of existing material and skills in Nepal in order to build shelter as quickly as possible.

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Shelters, Shacks and Shanties – Free Ebook

Shelters, Shacks and Shanties – Free Ebook
Shelters, Shacks and Shanties – Free Ebook

Yesterday’s blog post about the free book Build it With Bales was a big hit and so I decided to add this ebook. Besides making useful temporary shelter for living in while you build something more permanent, a lot can be learned from building structures like this.

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