Yes it can be done, is easy, is quick, is cheap and could make all of Haiti safe in only a few months, not years.
How you ask?
The miracle of a World Wide Glut of very low cost, Ultra Strong. used, Steel Shipping Containers.
They can be lived in the minute they are st down. Work like cutting in windows can be done by the local population. Steel cut outs can and should be used as awnings and storm Shutters for the new openings made.
Use oh HOH water gas steel cutting torches can make cutting almost like hot knife and butter. these gas torch generators can be power by Solar Voltage or any other AC or DC power source .
What about the heat in Haiti ?
The tin roofed shanties many now live in can be re-purposed as Secondary sun blocking roofs and shading sides. Yes these will be blow away in major storm but those inside will still be safe and pieces can be reworked and reused again afterwards.
What about getting them from Sea Ports to so mmany places with poor to almost no roads.
US Army / Navy / Air Force and Marines have the heavy lifting helicopters to do the job and massive corps of Engineering groups to make or remake the roads. I know from first hand experience in Vietnam in the 1960's.
Yes it can be done, yes it is cheap.
Yes it is a long term solution that can if one wishes also create some combined beautiful buildings too.
Simple things like a few hundred watt solar panel for each house could come later.
Haiti and Africa already have experience in simple things like Soda Bottle Sun Light tubes in roofs to give good daylight lighting inside for near Zero cost.
Well why not lets do it?
George King ipv6king@gmail.com
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ReplyDeleteSo deluxe package using a bit dented Steel shipping contains could be under $2,000.00 usd in bulk purchases.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great Tax write off it could be for the donation of a few thousand used and perhaps obsolete Steel shipping containers to someone setting them up as Homes in Haiti.
ReplyDeleteOK Clinton or Bill Gates Foundations where are YOU!!!
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They're looting other disaster relief efforts, I suppose. Like they did in Haiti after the earthquake. But they'll be back.
DeleteA small 6,000 btu (well under $99.00 usd in bulk purchase) can besides proving cooling. One can capture the condensation water off the front Evaporator heat exchange. This is pure distilled h20 and in high humidity areas can be gallons a day. Power consumption is about 560 watts and could be meet in daytime by on the roof Solar panels, if needed. In Bulk package for AC unit 800 watts of solar panel inverter, small AC refrigerator Led lighting and two deep cycle batters could be under $1,000.00 usd.
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