Comments on: Shipping Container Cities to Shelter 2 Million Haitians From Hurricanes

By: Floating Shipping Container House Proposed for Flood Proof Design | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 19:32:57 +0000

[...] still have an emergency on our hands. Richard Moreta, who you may recall from his efforts to build shipping container houses for Haiti through Green Container International Aid, is back at it with a redesign of his housing solution [...]

By: rbjorkdahl

rbjorkdahl — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:17:57 +0000

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By: Pop-Up Village for Haiti Made From 900 Shipping Containers | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:17:37 +0000

[...] Canadian musician Luck Mervil is leading the charge to help rebuild Haiti with houses made from repurposed shipping containers. Mervil is behind the Montreal organization Vilaj Vilaj, which wants to use 900 shipping containers [...]

By: russellemup

russellemup — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 06:58:33 +0000

I have been interested in building container homes for some time, I currently own a small construction co. and I might be interested in volunteering for such a project if that were possible. Thanks R.T.

By: Charlie P

Charlie P — Fri, 21 May 2010 19:56:37 +0000

This is great. There is another really good option out there… http://www.forzaenvironmental.com Their panel-system might be faster and certainly lighter. Could even be cheaper? Anyone heard of these guys?

By: thehealingartist

thehealingartist — Sat, 15 May 2010 23:57:45 +0000

Please take a look at http://www.calearth,org. These structures are INEXPENSIVE and EASY to produce, can withstand earthquakes, floods, etc and use mostly local supplies.
While container dwellings can be excellent emergency shelter for people with money, the structures built using the Nadir Khalili method of building are far superior for Haiti.