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FOLDED HOMES

FOLDED HOMES SHELTER FAQs

(Frequently Asked Questions)

Folded Homes Proprietary

Version 1.11 1/10//2009

Folded Homes LLC

2824 NW Garryanna Drive

Corvallis, Oregon 97330-3509

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Page 1: ...FOLDED HOMES SHELTER FAQs Frequently Asked Questions Folded Homes Proprietary Copyright 2008 Version 1 11 1 10 2009 Folded Homes LLC 2824 NW Garryanna Drive Corvallis Oregon 97330 3509 570 240 7121 ww...

Page 2: ...SS HUMIDITY FH YURTS 16 DOOR DIMENSIONS FH YURTS 17 DUTCH DOORS WHAT ARE THEY 17 EMERGENCY EXITS FH YURTS 18 DECORATION CAMOUFLAGE PATTERNING FH YURTS 18 FH YURTS FOLDED HOMES YURTS 19 FOUR SEASON PER...

Page 3: ...41 ANCHORING TO THE GROUND FH YURTS 42 BUILDING ENCLOSED COMPOUNDS FH YURTS 43 CHIMNEY INSTALLATION FH YURTS 45 CLIMBING ON THE ROOF FH YURTS 46 DISASSEMBLY TIME FH YURTS 47 DISPOSAL FH YURTS 47 GROUN...

Page 4: ...RE DANGER FH YURTS 67 HOW GREEN IS EXTRUDED PLASTIC 69 LIFE EXPECTANCY FH YURTS 69 PASSIVE VENTILATION WHAT S THAT 69 SNOW LOADING FH YURTS 70 PURCHASING DELIVERY PD 71 CODE COMPLIANCE FH YURTS 71 DEL...

Page 5: ...TS 80 VALUE EQUATION WHAT IS SHELTER PROVISION S REAL COST 80 VOLUME ORDER QUOTATIONS 83 WARRANTY FH YURTS 83 FOLDED HOMES LLC FH 85 ALLIANCE PACKAGING FOLDED HOMES PARTNER 85 FOLDED HOMES EXPERIENCED...

Page 6: ...tion icon Return to Table of Contents FAQ FORMAT Each FAQ title starts with the subject area abbreviation SC A M PD PMT FH or PSD showing where it is located followed by the topic that it addresses Fo...

Page 7: ...com or use our web page Contact interface accessible by clicking on the Contact icon We ll answer your question pronto and add your question to the FAQ data base Some FAQs relate to specific Folded H...

Page 8: ...C KEEPING WARM WOOD BURNING STOVES IN FH YURTS How does it keep the interior cool in hot weather See SC KEEPING COOL PASSIVE VENTILATION IN TEKYURTS UTIYURTS Can the shelter be effectively insulated S...

Page 9: ...DUTCH DOOR KIT PD FH YURT LONG DOOR KIT PD FH YURT WINDOW KIT and PD FH YURT CONNECTOR KIT 4 How easy is it to set up this shelter Does this shelter require specialized tools cranes ladders and equipm...

Page 10: ...asy is it to deliver the shelter where it needs to go In humanitarian crises shelter frequently has to be delivered to remote locations with poor or non existent roads How heavy is the shelter See SC...

Page 11: ...e preparation assembly and on going maintenance of the shelters you are deploying See PD VALUE EQUATION WHAT IS SHELTER PROVISION S REAL COST Updated 9 24 2008 Return to Table of Contents 3 D PROMOTIO...

Page 12: ...408 cubic feet 11 56 cubic meters The widest outside diameter of the TekYurts and UtiYurts is 10 feet 3 05 m Inside the ceiling rises from 5 feet 1 5 m above the ground at the walls to 7 feet 4 5 inch...

Page 13: ...roof rises to 8 9 2 667m on the outside and 8 5 2 54m on the inside below the ribs LiteYurts have an interior area of 69 25 square feet 6 4335 square meters and an interior volume of 438 cubic feet 1...

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Page 15: ...to create multi room structures using FH Yurt connectors See SC MULTI ROOM FH YURT STRUCTURES and PD FH YURT CONNECTOR KIT Each accessory kit comes complete with all the equipment you require for a si...

Page 16: ...two doors or two windows next to each other you must allow at least two wall panels between those openings Since each FH Yurt is comprised of twenty wall segments you can insert at most six doors and...

Page 17: ...erchangeable TekYurt and UtiYurt external door openings are 17 75 inches 45 1 cm wide by 60 inches 152 4 cm tall TekYurt and UtiYurt internal door openings are 17 25 inches 43 8 cm wide by 59 25 inche...

Page 18: ...i room structure Folded Homes always recommends that each room in the structure has at least one external door so that in an emergency it is possible to exit the structure without being obliged to pas...

Page 19: ...ts small because it is easier to heat a small space If you need more room add another room or two by adding another FH Yurt and connecting the two with a connector kit See SC AREA VOLUME HOW BIG IS A...

Page 20: ...ly principal designer stands in front of a TekYurt UtiYurt connector passage demonstrating the height of the FH Yurt Larry does need to duck down to go through the exterior doors and through the FH Yu...

Page 21: ...o a good job of keeping insects and pest out Such a good job that the large bear that attacked the FH Yurt at our 8 600 2 620 m altitude test site in the Sierra Mountains couldn t get in See PMT BEAR...

Page 22: ...insulating material that blocks the free flow of air Updated 9 24 2008 Return to Table of Contents KEEPING DRY ROOF DESIGN FH YURTS A simple but effective system of deep interlocking V gutters betwee...

Page 23: ...fires candles etc be permitted inside a FH Yurt See PMT FIRE DANGER FH YURTS FH Yurts are designed to support wood burning stoves that use a 3 7 62 cm chimney flue as long as those stoves are installe...

Page 24: ...creases the amount of light that will naturally enter the structure See PMT EXTRUDED PLASTIC WHAT S THAT and SC CUSTOMIZING TEKYURTS UTIYURTS If the FH Yurt has been painted with a surface material de...

Page 25: ...t are more than tent replacements they are house substitutes The LiteYurt is the simplest member of the Folded Homes Yurt family Ten identical roof panels and ten identical wall door panels form the s...

Page 26: ...ed 9 27 2008 Return to Table of Contents LOCKING TEKYURTS TekYurt doors come with a large rugged latch that cannot be forced without destroying the TekYurt doorframe itself This latch can be operated...

Page 27: ...res Any TekYurt or UtiYurt can be connected to as many as five other TekYurts or UtiYurts Any LiteYurt can be connected to as many as five other LiteYurts What is more those structures can be organize...

Page 28: ...Doors will not fit in these passageways LiteYurts connect directly to each other without the need for a passageway See PD FH YURT CONNECTOR KIT and SC EMERGENCY EXITS FH YURTS Updated 9 27 2008 Return...

Page 29: ...t shapes or figures inside See PMT EXTRUDED PLASTIC WHAT S THAT and SC TEKYURTS WHAT ARE THEY Access Privacy It is not easy to rip through a FH Yurt wall Each segment of the wall and roof is bolted to...

Page 30: ...to Table of Contents REUSABILITY FH YURTS FH Yurts are house substitutes not tent substitutes They are designed for long life and require a number of hours to assemble However they are easily disasse...

Page 31: ...photo provide a degree of physical and psychological shelter that considerably surpasses that offered by other rigid single wall shelters or tents See SC PRIVACY FH YURTS They take advantage of passiv...

Page 32: ...to serve as a better alternative for refugees requiring a long term four season shelter solution and as field clinics schools and relief organization base camps Compared to the UtiYurt the TekYurt s m...

Page 33: ...f any specialized tools or ladders UtiYurts are rigid walled structures that are more than tent replacements they are house substitutes The UtiYurt s 3 inch 7 62 cm thick double walls and roof see pan...

Page 34: ...nd connected to other TekYurts or UtiYurts Simple enough to be pushed out of the back of a helicopter to untrained users below or packed to their final destination on the backs of two men or one donke...

Page 35: ...onally ventilated by cutting windows or other ventilation apertures into the walls of the yurt See A CHIMNEY INSTALLATION FH YURTS Updated 9 24 2008 Return to Table of Contents WEIGHT FH YURTS A TekYu...

Page 36: ...turn to Table of Contents WINDOW DIMENSIONS TEKYURTS TekYurt windows have dimensions identical to the openings of Dutch door uppers The window openings are 15 25 38 74 cm tall by 17 75 inches 45 1 cm...

Page 37: ...f tight fitting gloves when inserting bolts into the plastic sheets and screwing the nuts onto them While all the bolts washers and wingnuts are outside the single layer plastic walls of a LiteYurt th...

Page 38: ...tions is one that is language neutral That means no words and if possible also no assembly training Folded Homes is committed to delivering shelter solutions that are simple to erect and to the greate...

Page 39: ...ew minutes and they wouldn t even really get in each other s ways See A ASSEMBLY TIME FH YURTS The assembly process is quite simple and it lends itself to assembly line production if your group has a...

Page 40: ...rough slots in the parts hold them together See A PREFOLDING EXTRUDED PLASTIC PARTS Sets of bolts washers and wing nuts connect the various parts together to form the walls roof windows and doors of t...

Page 41: ...urs to set up a basic TekYurt or UtiYurt the first time MBLY TEAM FH YURTS It takes 4 5 hours to set up a LiteYurt If there are two of you it will take half that long See A ASSE and A DISASSEMBLY TIME...

Page 42: ...of a TekYurt or UtiYurt and 8 20 3 cm from a LiteYurt Depending upon the characteristics of the ground where you are placing your FH Yurt this ground flap is either staked down bottom image weighed do...

Page 43: ...dy conditions you can add guy wires which run to stakes in the ground from below the roof eaves of TekYurts and UtiYurts and from the ends of the gutters of LiteYurts See A EXTREME WIND GUY LINES FH Y...

Page 44: ...ide quadrangle that measures 8 by 14 6 2 44 x 4 42m Other shapes and configurations are possible as long as you pay attention to how the sides of the twenty sided TekYurts and UtiYurts and ten sided L...

Page 45: ...URTS Updated 9 24 2008 ts Return to Table of Conten that is not included with the FH Yurt heated CHIMNEY INSTALLATION FH YURTS The FH Yurt chimney vent is designed for the insertion of a 3 7 62 cm dou...

Page 46: ...l distribute your weight across the roof and reduce the possibility that it will be distorted Climbing on the roof of the FH Yurt is not recommended for several reasons First polypropylene plastic is...

Page 47: ...components on the right are light enough that a single person can carry each pile See A PREFOLDING EXTRUDED PLASTIC PARTS Updated 1 5 2008 Return to Table of Contents DISPOSAL FH YURTS FH Yurts are m...

Page 48: ...ge will keep the dust and dirt away In wet environments consider first laying down a large plastic sheet and taping it up the insides of the FH Yurt walls several inches to block out both humidity and...

Page 49: ...n state Olympic Peninsula where we experienced 75 mph winds we found that using five guy lines was sufficient In the upper image of a prototype fiberboard UtiYurt the guy lines are attached to the top...

Page 50: ...taching a personal sleeping net over sleeping areas There are also several steps you can take to reduce the likelihood of a disease carrying insect getting into your FH Yurt Attach a Mosquito net cove...

Page 51: ...astic which is impervious to water damage You can fill the cavity between the inside and outside walls of the TekYurt or UtiYurt with an insulating material During wall panel assembly you can place in...

Page 52: ...ay from the FH Yurt wall See SC ANCHORING TO THE GROUND FH YURTS Created 1 4 2008 Return to Table of Contents MOVING THE ASSEMBLED SHELTER FH YURTS You don t need to attach your FH Yurt to the ground...

Page 53: ...y to fold Creases that run against the flutes in the extruded plastic are a little more resistant to being folded Wendy and Kelly are starting to assemble a FH Yurt roof panel by prefolding it It s ea...

Page 54: ...d to the ground using earthen berms If there are large stones lying around these can be used to hold down the FH Yurt If neither of these materials are available you will need to stake the FH Yurt to...

Page 55: ...AQs Make sure that all electrical wiring and fixture installation is done by qualified personnel in complete conformity with all applicable building codes Created 1 6 2008 Return to Table of Contents...

Page 56: ...realrhino index html These cover materials can be all be applied with a paint roller are all quite thick and provide excellent coverage These surface materials will also further waterproof your FH Yu...

Page 57: ...ough the outer panel of the door and the rope end into the door latch on that side Then you knot each end on the inside of the door latch so it won t pull out Tying a washer or stick into the knot wil...

Page 58: ...d a wing nut But if by some miracle you do need to re bolt two panels simply poke a hole big enough for the bolt shank through the two neighbors and re bolt near where the old bolt was located If one...

Page 59: ...ure you store it in a location where it is not subject to the sun s UV rays The various parts of your plastic shelter are scored pre creased to facilitate folding Until these parts are folded the firs...

Page 60: ...n t try too hard but nonethe e less he didn t get in We re not saying that the plastic walls of a FH Yurt will keep a determined bear out but we are saying that these walls are tough See M REPAIRING E...

Page 61: ...nd doesn t tear easily The one thing that over time will hurt polypropylene is the sun s ultra violet UV light Science Daily http www sciencedaily com articles u ultraviolet htm reports that Ultraviol...

Page 62: ...polypropylene extruded plastic is entirely odorless See PMT EXTRUDED PLASTIC WHAT S THAT Created 1 10 2008 Return to Table of Contents EXTRUDED PLASTIC WHAT S THAT Folded Homes shelters are typically...

Page 63: ...that you pre fold your structure along all the score lines by folding them back 180 degrees against themselves before creating the three dimensional part Such prefolding makes it easier to form the s...

Page 64: ...e ability a living hinge Chemically the sheet is inert with a NIL pH factor At regular temperatures most oils solvents and water have no effect allowing it to perform under adverse weather conditions...

Page 65: ...LC S102 2 78 By this test the 4mm natural sheet exhibited a more realistic Surface Flame Spread of 178 with Smoke Developed of 200 and Fuel Contributed of 100 One of the factors not visible in the tes...

Page 66: ...esigns that rely upon perfect or near perfect assembly to be waterproof tend to leak If any critical characteristic of a design like structural integrity or keeping the elements out depends upon perfe...

Page 67: ...mall chimneys The wall and roof segments of the FH Yurt can be thought of as a set of twenty large chimneys These chimneys create ideal conditions for flame propagation Polypropylene Burn Test Flute i...

Page 68: ...rom a material being tested The flame spread rating is a single number comparing the flame spread of a material with red oak arbitrarily given the number 100 and asbestos cement board with a flame spr...

Page 69: ...nt of sun that the FH Yurt is exposed to has a direct impact upon the rate of degradation A FH Yurt set up in the middle of the Sahara desert will get more sun than one set up in the woods in northern...

Page 70: ...e ventilation SC KEEPING PA N SSIVE VENTILATIO IN FH YURTS Return to Table of Contents Created 1 11 2008 ad The only damage the BEAR SNOW LOADING FH YURTS We tested a FH Yurt at 8 600 2 620 m altitude...

Page 71: ...after Folded Homes is able to produce approximately 10 000 FH Yurts a week Thus first shipment of large FH Yurt orders typically occurs five weeks from placement of the order See PD DEPOSITS PAYMENT L...

Page 72: ...Table of Contents DOWNLOADING A WEBSITE PDF FILE READER You can download many of the documents available on the Folded Homes website These are typically PDF format files If your computer does not cur...

Page 73: ...ecting corridors that links each pair of FH Yurts together See SC MULTI ROOM FH YURT STRUCTURES You need one FH YURT CONNECTOR KIT for each pair of FH Yurts you are connecting Each connector corridor...

Page 74: ...ting corridor door in either FH Yurt 4 You install a header and footer that tie the two wall panels on each side of the corridor opening together 5 You then install the four corridor wall floor and ro...

Page 75: ...e used for external doors They cannot be used as doorways in connector corridors between FH Yurts See SC MULTI ROOM FH YURT STRUCTURES Dutch doors latch and lock Please check the Folded Homes shelter...

Page 76: ...ors can be added to a TekYurt or UtiYurt if appropriate A FH Yurt long door is shown here inside view on the left and outside view on the right Please check the Folded Homes shelter price list for det...

Page 77: ...TERS Folded Homes has adopted a two tier pricing structure for our shelters The volume pricing of shelters sold to humanitarian NGOs is partially subsidized by the pricing of our shelters sold to our...

Page 78: ...individually boxed TekYurts or UtiYurts Assume that boxed TekYurts or UtiYurts are stacked eleven high in stacks of two pallets the lower pallet in the stack holding six FH Yurts and the upper pallet...

Page 79: ...TIC WHAT S THAT Consider the UtiYurt as a utility yurt having fewer and simpler parts than a TekYurt An UtiYurt is comprised of a round wall a cone roof with insulted central vent that supports a stov...

Page 80: ...plastic sheets will perform satisfactorily for about two years They report that their UV enhanced polypropylene will perform satisfactorily for between four and five years in high sunlight environment...

Page 81: ...value of one solution relative to others the necessary maintenance and or replacement of the initial shelter should be considered along side to the cost of the initial shelter itself In short the cost...

Page 82: ...ct reasonably light weight shelter will incur fewer delivery costs SEE PD TRANSPORT REQUIREMENTS GETTING IT THERE FH YURTS Finally the shelter technology itself has a bearing on costs Technology facto...

Page 83: ...lded Homes warrants that TekYurts UtiYurts LiteYurts and associated FH Yurt accessory kits will leave the manufacturing facility complete undamaged and properly packaged and that all materials used in...

Page 84: ...AQs covered by a limited 9 month warranty TekYurts are covered by a limited 18 month warranty See SC TEKYURTS WHAT ARE THEY and SC UTIYURTS WHAT ARE THEY Updated 1 24 2008 Return to Table of Contents...

Page 85: ...in our delivery and deployment of shelter solutions Folded Homes founder and CEO Markus Robinson has been actively working on the design and deployment of humanitarian shelters around the world since...

Page 86: ...MES PARTNER Alliance Packaging General Manager Scott Younger and the AP design team lead by Larry Rutstrom bring years of container design and manufacturing experience to bear on the problem as well a...

Page 87: ...ere transportation infrastructure may have broken down While our FH Yurt shelters are our first shelter solution over time we intend to provide a range of shelter solutions See SC TEKYURTS WHAT ARE TH...

Page 88: ...al object Wired Magazine s Alexander Rose coined the expression origami architecture in March 2002 when he first set eyes upon the folded shelters of the company previously led by Folded Homes CEO Mar...

Page 89: ...Folded Homes FAQs problem of water tightness without reliance on additional tapes or films See SC KEEPING DRY ROOF DESIGN FH YURTS Updated 1 21 2008 Return to Table of Contents Page 89 of 90...

Page 90: ...f Contents INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURE Alliance Packaging enjoys exclusive manufacturing rights to the TekYurts and UtiYurts It has the option at its discretion to sub contract as it sees fit See FH ALL...

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