The Exo looks like some sort of space station, but it’s actually a clever housing unit for emergency shelter situations. A cargo truck can carry about 15 of these — packed in two pieces, the base and upper shell — and a team of four can move and set one up in under two minutes. When assembled and connected, Exo has lighting, climate control, wall outlets, and four fold-down beds.
The floor plate weighs 371 pounds, while the shell weighs 406 pounds. The floors are made of birch, and the shell has 3″ of rigid insulation and a coat of Tegris on the inside and outside.
Exo is almost completely recyclable, and it’s free of PVC and formaldehyde. The lighting is with mercury-free LEDs and the total livable area comes to about 76 square feet.
Reaction Systems, Inc., the company behind Exo, has been demonstrating the new system in a hangar in Texas. It seems like a no-brainer and could provide a temporary but respectable shelter replacement on a moment’s notice, assuming a relief organization has the units ready for deployment.
[+] More info on Exo in the Reaction Housing System.
Credits: Reaction Systems, Inc.
This project would be helpful in times of disaster.
Victims of calamity needs shelter and this would be a perfect one
This is really really cool. With such easy assembly, small footprint and privacy it really could be a great solution…wonder what the cost is?
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What is this structure made with? What is its toxicity? Are resins involved? Are they isocyanate resins? Any formaldehyde as a component of resins?
What is this structure made with? What is its toxicity? Are resins involved? Are they isocyanate resins? Any formaldehyde as a component of resins?
This is absolute genius!!! Any major City/ rural area/ anywhere who cannot see the benefit in having these as back up for the inevitable climate situations coming would be making a huge mistake,these will be needed ore and more in the near future.
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