Folded Homes FAQs
ventilation to keep the shelter cool in
hot environments and can be
insulated for cold environments using
any locally available biomass. [See
PMT:
, and
A:
]
UtiYurts
can be heated with a wood
burning stove vented through the
double-insulated roof vent.
UtiYurts
are manufactured from
standard polypropylene and come
with a latching but not locking long
door as standard equipment. They do
not come with a window. However
UtiYurts
can be customized with
additional doors and windows and 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
donkey),
UtiYurts
are designed for deployment worldwide both 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.
While more complicated than
LiteYurts
,
UtiYurts
are simpler to assemble than
TekYurts
because they have fewer and less complicated parts.
ORIGAMI ARCHITECTURE – WHAT’S THAT?
FH:
MONGOLIAN YURT – THE FH YURT PROGENITOR
(Updated 1/24/2008)
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