California start-up inks FEMA deal to provide disaster relief solar villages
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Following five years of research and development, California start-up and provider of disaster relief technology Green Horizon has begun shipping a solar-powered services hub capable of providing electricity and clean water to disaster-hit communities
Being essentially a kit that fits inside a shipping container, once delivered to the disaster zone, QuickHab can be put together in mere hours to provide a temporary home for two people
San Francisco builder James Pope was compelled to develop a practical relief shelter following Hurricane Katrina, when thousands of trailers provided to victims by FEMA were found to emit formaldehyde fumes
Five years after setting up Green Horizon, the result is the QuickHab prefabricated home designed for simple and rapid transport and construction
Pope has compared the QuickHab to LEGO due to the ease with which the standardized panels which comprise the house fit together
Pope has compared the QuickHab to LEGO due to the ease with which the standardized panels which comprise the house fit together
Pope has compared the QuickHab to LEGO due to the ease with which the standardized panels which comprise the house fit together
Each QuickHab is equipped with a water heater, shower, toilet and kitchenette
Being essentially a kit that fits inside a shipping container, once delivered to the disaster zone, QuickHab can be put together in mere hours to provide a temporary home for two people
It even comes with a lockable front door, which, despite the obvious practical advantages is a very human touch
Being essentially a kit that fits inside a shipping container, once delivered to the disaster zone, QuickHab can be put together in mere hours to provide a temporary home for two people
Each QuickHab is equipped with a water heater, shower, toilet and kitchenette
Each QuickHab is equipped with a water heater, shower, toilet and kitchenette
Each CSU is equipped with a solar array with a capacity of 74 kW
Each CSU is equipped with a solar array with a capacity of 74 kW
The CSU's water filtration system can provide 19,000 US gallons (72,000 liters) of potable water per day, and it provides an additional 2000 US gallons (7600 liters) of gray-water via a separate system
The CSU can also provides communications, including Wi-Fi internet access, telephone and cable
The CSU's solar array is complimented by a 12 kW back-up diesel generator and 5 kW hydrogen fuel cell, all of which are wired to the CSU's 24 deep-cycle batteries
The CSU's solar array is complimented by a 12 kW back-up diesel generator and 5 kW hydrogen fuel cell, all of which are wired to the CSU's 24 deep-cycle batteries
The CSU's solar array is complimented by a 12 kW back-up diesel generator and 5 kW hydrogen fuel cell, all of which are wired to the CSU's 24 deep-cycle batteries
The CSU's solar array is complimented by a 12 kW back-up diesel generator and 5 kW hydrogen fuel cell, all of which are wired to the CSU's 24 deep-cycle batteries
The CSU's solar array is complimented by a 12 kW back-up diesel generator and 5 kW hydrogen fuel cell, all of which are wired to the CSU's 24 deep-cycle batteries
Perhaps best described as a larger, more adaptable version of the QuickHab, the SFH40 includes an air conditioning system, 30-US gallon (114-liter) hot water tank, heat pump, kitchen and bathroom
Perhaps best described as a larger, more adaptable version of the QuickHab, the SFH40 includes an air conditioning system, 30-US gallon (114-liter) hot water tank, heat pump, kitchen and bathroom
Perhaps best described as a larger, more adaptable version of the QuickHab, the SFH40 includes an air conditioning system, 30-US gallon (114-liter) hot water tank, heat pump, kitchen and bathroom
Perhaps best described as a larger, more adaptable version of the QuickHab, the SFH40 includes an air conditioning system, 30-US gallon (114-liter) hot water tank, heat pump, kitchen and bathroom
Perhaps best described as a larger, more adaptable version of the QuickHab, the SFH40 includes an air conditioning system, 30-US gallon (114-liter) hot water tank, heat pump, kitchen and bathroom
Perhaps best described as a larger, more adaptable version of the QuickHab, the SFH40 includes an air conditioning system, 30-US gallon (114-liter) hot water tank, heat pump, kitchen and bathroom
Perhaps best described as a larger, more adaptable version of the QuickHab, the SFH40 includes an air conditioning system, 30-US gallon (114-liter) hot water tank, heat pump, kitchen and bathroom
Article Summary
Following five years of research and development, California start-up and provider of disaster relief technology Green Horizon has begun shipping its modestly-named Central Service Unit (CSU). Combined with its QuickHab and SFH40 rapid-assembly prefabricated homes, Green Horizon has come up with a trio of rapid-response technologies that the company hopes will transform our responses to natural disasters by providing, essentially, rapid-assembly solar powered villages.
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