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Insulated Membrane Kit for Emergency Shelters: Product Development and Evaluation of Three Different Concepts
Get PDFAbstractThe paper deals with the development of a novel winterized textile partition to accommodate refugees during a humanitarian crisis. The research has been developed within S(P)EEDKITS, a four year research project (March 2012 - February 2016) in which research institutes, universities, companies operating in the emergency sector and non-profit organizations have rethought shelters, medical care resources and other facilities provided in case of natural disaster and conflicts.The S(P)EEDKITS project aimed to scrutinize materials and equipment of the Emergency Response Units (ERUs) that are currently used by humanitarian non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and to develop novel solutions which drastically reduce their deployment time, the volume and weight for transportation. Solutions needed to be clever and durable enough so that the affected population can use them also during the reconstruction phase. This dual approach - speed and seed - was crucial as the recent trend in emergency aid for organizations is not only to stimulate as early as possible the self-repair, but also to support the transitional period and the reconstruction.Starting from a detailed analysis of the state of the art, the research group of Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI) worked on the design of innovative shelter solutions and their packages, in order to add values in terms of ease of transport and set up. Through the multidisciplinary approach that involved several partners of the collaborative project, a list of metrics scored three diverse shelter concepts; one of them was prototyped in ten units and tested by Senegal and Luxembourg Red Cross delegations
Pannello flessibile
No full textLa presente invenzione consiste in un pannello flessibile a celle composto di lamelle in materiale semirigido e chiusure in membrane tessili, impacchettabile a soffietto, e delle sue modalità di produzione. Il pannello è funzionale per sistemi di chiusura verticale e superiore in diversi ambiti (civile, militare, umanitario, per arredo), con impieghi permanenti o reversibili. Le celle possono essere riempite con materiale stabilizzante o isolante.
The present invention relates to a flexible cell panel made with semi-rigid bars and covering layers in textiles, foldable as bellow, and methods of making such component. The panel is suitable to set up wall and roofing partitions in different fields (civil, military, humanitarian, furniture) and in both permanent and temporary ways. Cells can be filled with stabilizing or insulating material
Addition Strategy and Multi-Layered Envelopes in Building Adaptation: A Methodological Framework
No full textThis article proposes an approach to rehabilitation processes based on adaptation, focusing on the re-use of existing, obsolete and redundant building stocks in alternative to strategies that rely on demolition followed by construction, which have high energetic and environmental impacts. The proposed approach also defines an intervention strategy that relies mainly on the transformation of the building envelope. In particular, the implications of “addition strategies” - that consist in the introduction along the whole façade or part of it of a new multidimensional envelope (from very low depths till around 250 cm) – will be evaluated from several viewpoints: qualitative, spatial/functional, structural, constructive, energetic, environmental. Within this approach, the adoption of lightweight innovative materials - ensuring hi-performance in terms of structural efforts and thermal behavior - can play a significant role, maximizing the benefits of the refurbishment project, while at the same time it minimizes, when possible, the modifications to be carried out inside. The final goal of the article is to highlight how the crescent application of advanced materials in refurbishment projects can be a crucial resource for the sector of the transformation and building reuse
Principi di resilienza nella cultura tecnologica della progettazione
No full textIl contributo propone riflessioni in merito al significato termine/pensiero e all'applicabilità del concetto di resilienza nella progettazione tecnologica dell'architettura
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