I seen an episode of Discovery Channel - Daily Planet that showed a similar concept for emergency medical deployment. I folded out in about 90 seconds as an operating room.
John -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 12:53 PM To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: [Biofuel] All Terrain Cabin Thought this might be of interest. http://www.barkbark.ca/projects_atc.html http://www.metronews.ca/uploadedFiles/PDFs/20070208_Ottawa.pdf (go to page 11) The cabin has a composting toilet. There are two large holding tanks for water. The filtration system consists of UV light to kill bacteria and microfilters to pull out sediment. There are plans to add an awning to catch rainwater for the tanks. Energy and heat for the exhibit are provided by a biodiesel generator and by large photovoltaic panels which are also used to recharge batteries. It can house a family of four in 480 square feet. For travel, it compresses into 1/3 that footprint (6 ft x 20 ft - ISO shipping container dimensions). Clearly designed for fair-weather use, but some interesting ideas I think. Deployable emergency housing? No need for grid, compact, portable, can be moved like a shipping container, set up quickly. Put a container garden on the fold out deck and plant something that produces food quickly (radish, leaf lettuce, sprouts, spinach) if climate is favourable. Perhaps supply coldframes or mini-greenhouses if not. Darryl -- Darryl McMahon It's your planet. If you won't look after it, who will? The Emperor's New Hydrogen Economy http://www.econogics.com/TENHE/ ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Darryl McMahon It's your planet. If you won't look after it, who will? The Emperor's New Hydrogen Economy http://www.econogics.com/TENHE/ _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
