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A newly-constructed emergency housing development in London's Ealing borough provides 34 temporary apartments to the needy. CargoTek teamed up with QED Property, ISO Spaces and Ealing Council to build the innovative Marston...

Solar Relief has developed a Portable Power Supply product that can operate a range of electrical appliances using clean energy. Inventor Trent Small lived through Cyclone Yasi and felt the effects of not having access to...

Recycling, one skateboard at a time. Here is what to do with those old skateboards that have been piling up. Turn them in to new pieces of art for the wall. Luke Brabants has transformed loads of old skate decks in to reclaimed...

This wall-mounted cuckoo clock is an effort to bring something new and modern to the genre while still evoking the comfy memories many of us have of our Grandparent's wind-up Black Forest clocks...

In the developing world, many economic sectors have migrant workers. This poses a problem for housing solutions. The traditional approach towards housing (for migrant workers) results in either renting (lower well-being factor)...

Last week, I completed the first Warmpod and it aims to encourage the distribution of small portable modular emergency structures via teaching folks to build their own units...

Due to natural disasters and conflicts like the one currently taking place in Syria, a growing number of people are in need of smart emergency refugee housing solutions...

The term "emergency housing" can have a negative connotation, conjuring up images of FEMA trailers or makeshift tents offering very few creature comforts...

It may seem like Hurricane Sandy was quite a while ago now, but many people are still displaced after losing their homes in the storm. In order to make sure the city is better prepared for future emergency situations, NYC's...

The immediate days after a disaster are the most critical since victims need supplies and materials ASAP. Rather than wait for help to arrive with shelters, Architecture Global Aid wanted to create a more proactive solution...

The Exo Shelter is inspired by the humble coffee cup - a sturdy, stackable, insulated object that is easily transported and utilized to deliver life-saving sustenance...

Earlier this year, Scandinavian flat pack furniture masters IKEA unveiled an easily deployable solar-powered shelter that can provide sturdy, safe housing in an emergency...

New York City wasn't ready when Hurricane Sandy hit last year, but city officials are hoping that a new prefab disaster housing prototype will help them prepare for the next big storm...

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After the Gulf Coast was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, FEMA provided temporary trailers to displaced people in Louisiana and Mississippi, which turned out to be not only inadequate but also a health hazard...