agree re fire risk, but the materials used in tent cities are a fire risk anyway ie tent / tarps to reduce fire risk , Could you get clearance stock / grade b or even used of the metal sided kingspan or other US brand like we have been working on on other thread I started here https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/hexayurt/WWoBjoC3_fg . I appreciate this then has to be screwed / bolted together
On Monday, 3 August 2020 15:58:38 UTC+1, BurnerDan wrote: > > Hey Guys ~ > > While I do think that the regular hexayurt polyiso panel design works well > for Burning Man, I have to confess being a bit nervous about its being used > for general homelessness on the streets. First of all, there is fire risk > that we're able to communicate to Burners. Among other things, that > translates into "no cooking" or other open fire in such a yurt. It's hard > for me to imagine that not happening in rain/winter on the street. > > Some city/large org sponsorship of areas such as secure outdoor parking > have appeared, often with showers & toilets. If these also had communal > kitchens and the city/org would set some sort of standard for a yurt (which > might not be that hard since they have to deal with tents and sorting any > liability re. that anyway. There may also be issues about a > possible/eventual waste stream from the yurts since at least the Burner > design is so temporary. So perhaps such entities would be best to work > with to get agreement on a design envelope at least acknowledging these and > any other issues so we're all clear on this kind of thing. > > Best, > Dan > > On Sun, Aug 2, 2020 at 5:24 PM Hal Muskat <pho...@rainbowpuddle.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Sf Coalition on Homeless: >> http://www.cohsf.org/ >> https://www.facebook.com/CoalitionOnHomelessness/ >> >> Don’t know if this could be helpful >> https://sfhomeless.wikia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Homeless_Resource >> >> >> On Aug 2, 2020, at 5:19 PM, Vinay Gupta (Hexayurt Shelter Project) < >> hexa...@gmail.com <javascript:>> wrote: >> >> >> Hi everybody, long time no hear. >> >> I'm having a bit of a think about doing a hexayurt deployment in >> California in one of the pre-existing tent cities there. Very early stage, >> not even checking feasibility yet, but just putting out some feelers - is >> anybody on the ground in California and familiar with how these tent cities >> work, and able to advise on how we might practically go about augmenting >> their tents with something a bit more habitable. >> >> I'm really looking for boots-on-the-ground insight. We did a very little >> bit of this in London about 10 years ago, very successfully, but local >> conditions are king on this kind of work... >> >> Any advice or helpers? >> >> V> >> >> -- >> *Vinay Gupta * * hexa...@gmail.com <javascript:> * >> *http://re.silience.com* <http://re.silience.com/> >> *Free Science and Engineering in the Global Public Interest* >> UK Cell : +44 (0)7500 895568 Twitter/Skype/Gtalk: hexayurt >> "In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was >> in me an invincible summer" - Albert Camus >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "hexayurt" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to hexa...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/hexayurt/CAEgKDq5k22eOwut5Pis%3DeFwt6BU7t1mYv%2BvERAHv_QxtCHBBVg%40mail.gmail.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/hexayurt/CAEgKDq5k22eOwut5Pis%3DeFwt6BU7t1mYv%2BvERAHv_QxtCHBBVg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "hexayurt" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to hexa...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/hexayurt/D5475540-3D2E-4D13-9E38-2DCFE304B0AE%40rainbowpuddle.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/hexayurt/D5475540-3D2E-4D13-9E38-2DCFE304B0AE%40rainbowpuddle.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to hexayurt+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/hexayurt/32bcc101-2d75-427b-b802-c70b7c1d1e36o%40googlegroups.com.
