The Amazing Hexayurt
hexayurt.com/
Justin Ruckman
Hexayurt is an autonomous shelter and family support system, based on open-source designs, comprised of inexpensive, readily available materials, and complete with infrastructure for water purification, composting toilets, fuel-efficient stoves and solar electric lighting. The shelter alone ranges from $100 to $300 depending on size, and the infrastructure package works out to around $100 per adult.
Units take three people about an hour to assemble without any heavy lifting, ladders or scaffolding.
Hexayurt initially demoed at Burning Man in 2003. The reflective material used in construction keeps the unit habitable in even the harsh desert environment of Black Rock City, providing for a cool place to sleep at night and a comfortable refuge in the afternoon. Since then, the designs have undergone extensive prototyping and field testing, and are now ready for mass production. In the event of disaster the plans could be used to produce one million units in three days at an estimated cost of under $7 hundred million, putting the cost per head at $120.
Check out the project's website and wiki for extensive information regarding construction, infrastructure, and deployment in festive gatherings and disasters alike.
hexayurt.com/
Justin Ruckman
Hexayurt is an autonomous shelter and family support system, based on open-source designs, comprised of inexpensive, readily available materials, and complete with infrastructure for water purification, composting toilets, fuel-efficient stoves and solar electric lighting. The shelter alone ranges from $100 to $300 depending on size, and the infrastructure package works out to around $100 per adult.
Units take three people about an hour to assemble without any heavy lifting, ladders or scaffolding.
Hexayurt initially demoed at Burning Man in 2003. The reflective material used in construction keeps the unit habitable in even the harsh desert environment of Black Rock City, providing for a cool place to sleep at night and a comfortable refuge in the afternoon. Since then, the designs have undergone extensive prototyping and field testing, and are now ready for mass production. In the event of disaster the plans could be used to produce one million units in three days at an estimated cost of under $7 hundred million, putting the cost per head at $120.
Check out the project's website and wiki for extensive information regarding construction, infrastructure, and deployment in festive gatherings and disasters alike.
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