HUMANITARIAN SHELTER DEVELOPMENT
Small, simple parts can become shelter.
The Shelter Initiative develops locally manufacturable shelter systems.
SHELTER INITIATIVE · LOCAL MAKING
ZERO IMPORT
Make the core shelter where people already are.
The core shelter is designed for local production.
REPEATED PARTS
Few types, many elements
Few types, many elements.
RECOVERED MATERIALS
Build with what remains
Build with recovered and locally available materials.
TEMPORARY → PERMANENT
A shelter that can be upgraded
A shelter that can be upgraded.
LOCAL WORKSHOP
A production line that can move to the building site.
Production can happen in an existing or mobile workshop.
Some systems can be dismantled and rebuilt.
Commercial software. Humanitarian use.
Commercial software. Humanitarian use.