Comments on: Parasitic Emergency Homes Can Be Implanted Onto Abandoned Buildings http://inhabitat.com/parasitic-emergency-homes-can-be-implanted-onto-abandoned-buildings/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Sun, 19 May 2013 18:10:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: kdteo http://inhabitat.com/parasitic-emergency-homes-can-be-implanted-onto-abandoned-buildings/comment-page-1/#comment-306094 kdteo Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:07:25 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/new-submission-221/#comment-306094 If it was a working building, say a residential tower which is inhabited by locals who do not mind a parasitic house attached to it. Then I would say its an awesome idea, I agree that using helicopters would cost alot more. What about just using cranes? Or not.. The idea is good for a city but the installation process seems unsafe for untrained people to be involved in. But yeah attaching structures to inhabited buildings would work i think. Provided the residents give permission. If it was a working building, say a residential tower which is inhabited by locals who do not mind a parasitic house attached to it. Then I would say its an awesome idea, I agree that using helicopters would cost alot more. What about just using cranes? Or not.. The idea is good for a city but the installation process seems unsafe for untrained people to be involved in.

But yeah attaching structures to inhabited buildings would work i think. Provided the residents give permission.

]]> By: A for A http://inhabitat.com/parasitic-emergency-homes-can-be-implanted-onto-abandoned-buildings/comment-page-1/#comment-302118 A for A Wed, 23 Feb 2011 17:32:12 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/new-submission-221/#comment-302118 Absurd, if there is a safety hazard why would you put parasitic structures on to it? Absurd, if there is a safety hazard why would you put parasitic structures on to it?

]]> By: caeman http://inhabitat.com/parasitic-emergency-homes-can-be-implanted-onto-abandoned-buildings/comment-page-1/#comment-302109 caeman Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:37:49 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/new-submission-221/#comment-302109 In addition to previous comments about re-using the abandoned building...the fact that a building is abandoned could lead to problems of re-use in the first place. Builds needs to be continually maintained to be safe. It they are left unmaintained, things begin to fail and the building becomes a safety hazard. In addition to previous comments about re-using the abandoned building…the fact that a building is abandoned could lead to problems of re-use in the first place. Builds needs to be continually maintained to be safe. It they are left unmaintained, things begin to fail and the building becomes a safety hazard.

]]> By: metis http://inhabitat.com/parasitic-emergency-homes-can-be-implanted-onto-abandoned-buildings/comment-page-1/#comment-302107 metis Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:32:20 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/new-submission-221/#comment-302107 ok it's a really cool idea, but it's so impractical to be almost absurd. chopper air time isn't cheap, and could be used better to drop supplies into cut off areas or for medivacs. if the building is abandoned, call me crazy, but what about using the existing structure? if it is hazardous, you don't want survivors going through it to get to pods, and sussing out the engineering of if the building can support the pods is a bucket of technical talent that can be determining if things like hospitals are still safe. if it leaks, put up a few tents or tarps inside, and your shelter is sorted much faster and with fewer scarce resources. ok it’s a really cool idea, but it’s so impractical to be almost absurd.

chopper air time isn’t cheap, and could be used better to drop supplies into cut off areas or for medivacs.

if the building is abandoned, call me crazy, but what about using the existing structure? if it is hazardous, you don’t want survivors going through it to get to pods, and sussing out the engineering of if the building can support the pods is a bucket of technical talent that can be determining if things like hospitals are still safe. if it leaks, put up a few tents or tarps inside, and your shelter is sorted much faster and with fewer scarce resources.

]]> By: branflew http://inhabitat.com/parasitic-emergency-homes-can-be-implanted-onto-abandoned-buildings/comment-page-1/#comment-302095 branflew Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:38:25 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/new-submission-221/#comment-302095 why not just set up in the vacant or abandoned buildings? Why hang a new structure off of an existing structure? The idea is neat, but I would think it would be a lot more efficient to just get the abandoned building functional. why not just set up in the vacant or abandoned buildings? Why hang a new structure off of an existing structure? The idea is neat, but I would think it would be a lot more efficient to just get the abandoned building functional.

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