Interim+Report

= Interim Report =

Natural disasters often cost a lot of money to recover from. As a result, our emergency shelter needs to be cheap to make as numerous shelters would be needed to protect individuals.

According to the Independent Evaluation Group, The costs of natural disasters are higher than even before. There were $652 billion in material losses in the 1990s including peoples homes and belongings. The number of disasters has grown; there were fewer than 100 in 1975 but more than 400 in 2005.Approximately 2.6 billion people were affected by natural disasters over the past ten years.

For example the Asian tsunami on December 26, 2004, of 9.0 magnitude, killed 224,000 people and left 1.8 million homeless. It caused US$7 billion overall economic losses.

Worldwide, mosquito-borne diseases kill more people than any other single factor. Mosquitoes can be carriers of malaria, yellow fever, dengue fever in humans. It is therefore vital for our shelter to protect against all insects that may cause illness, transmit diseases, or creatures that are poisonous. In situations like tsunamis, water comes inland and settles where there wasn’t water before. Still water attracts bugs and insects that could pose a threat to victims of an emergency.

The shelter needs to be small and compact enough when not assembled that it can be transported easily and in large numbers. When assembled the shelter should be large enough to shelter families, and should be able to sleep up to 4 adults.

The shelter material needs to be water proof, wind proof, and protect from the sun. The frame material needs to be strong, yet affordable, with little effort needed to assemble. The shelter should also have few parts, meaning that if a part were to break it could be easily replaced or fixed. The shelter should also be cheap enough that it can be replaced entirely and recycled when finished with.

http://www.worldbank.org/ieg/naturaldisasters/docs/natural_disasters_fact_sheet.pdf

http://www.homehardware.ca/en/rec/index.htm/Building-Supplies/Building-Materials/Insulation-Acc/Bubble/Aluminum-Poly/24-x-25-Roll-Reflective-Foil-Double-Bubble-Foil-Insulation/_/N-2pqfZ67l/Ne-67n/No-48/Ntk-All_EN/R-I2648674?Ntt=insilation+materail&Num=0

For a $14.99 roll you can make 3 6"x8" tents.

http://www.pestawayaust.com.au/bulk-net.html 13mx100m insect/pest netting roll (756.50) you can make 75 nets costing $10 each.

http://www.tarpsplus.com/noname.html $2.50 per 6x8 tarp. $2.50 a tent. The tarp can also turn into a bag for the tent.