Could Shelter In A Day's disaster shelter change the world?
Part 6 of a 6 part series

Shelter in A Day and Terrapeg eco-friendly furniture are actively seeking new business relationships. Our breakthrough building technology has built-in adaptability with vast potential to help the less fortunate worldwide as well as unlimited applications in the developed world. The ability to build a secure, green and long lasting, furnished house, at a low cost, in a single day, completely changes the economic reality of small buildings, whatever their intended use, and Terrapeg furniture represents an emerging revolution in the furniture… and many other industries.

Given the time and adaptable Terrapeg technology, I could easily develop an endless supply of new, useful and green consumer products, across a wide spectrum of markets. 

This phenomenal technology also represents the rarest of business opportunities, a fundamentally new, product line.

There is one more idea I need to mention. Terrapeg and Shelter In A Day are technologies that can fit in a thumb drive. CNC manufacturing facilities and fiberboard plants are distributed worldwide. This means that in an emergency, intensive production can be closer to the disaster location. We can ship information, not goods, saving time, resource and transport costs. It also means that distributed manufacturing can help with the problems associated with shipping consumer goods like Terrapeg. Just imagine a kiosk in a big box store where your customer can order custom furniture by color, material and even custom carved with a school logo for instance, and have it manufactured locally and delivered to the same store for pickup.

OK, You made it!

If you have read this far you have an exceptional heart conveniently located below an interested mind and I look forward to communicating with you.

Thank you,

I hope I succeeded in lifting your spirits, and let’s keep in touch.

Frank Schooley
Designer; Terrapeg & Shelter In A Day

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About Shelter In A Day | Disaster Shelters
Winner of 2013 Aid and International Development Forum (AIDF) "Most Innovative Product Award." Shelter In A Day is the brainchild of eco-friendly, furniture designer Frank Schooley. Shelter's disaster recovery housing provides safe and secure, simple to construct, green homes for those displaced by natural disasters, such as hurricanes, earthquakes or floods. 

The disaster shelters are a solidly constructed, termite, rust and rot resistant house, with lockable doors and windows.  Homes are crafted from waterproof, recycled wood fiber material and can be easily erected anywhere, in one day. 

Disaster Shelter | Haiti Economic Conditions
Part 5 of a 5 part series

OK, a couple of details.

The brick gauges can be two or three sizes. The largest brick pays more. If the chipper has an accident and chips too far, there is a medium size he can chip to. Then perhaps a small one that sells for less.  The gauge is simply a rectangle and a length.

The brick gauge can be in the form of a simple backpack, to help carry the load of bricks back to the collection point. I have a design in mind and it should cost no more than a decent lunch to make.

Enterprising people can set up a brick yard, where rough stone is collected and chipped in one area. This has the added advantages of shortening travel times and creating another valuable commodity as a by-product, gravel, useful for concrete.

This project can be started with a minimum of capital. Setting up distribution will take some capital, but not much. That capital should be readily available for any jobs project in Haiti. The individual cost of equipping one worker to start, should be far less than the cost of feeding that worker for a month.

Any new export is a good thing for Haiti. Any new job created in Haiti is a plus. The ability to create a new industry in Haiti at a low cost and targeted to help the poorest, is an opportunity too good to miss.

What we need now are grant writers to secure funds to get a management staff organized, technical help from people who have knowledge inside the industries we have discussed, and activists of all types to write letters to anyone with the power to help.

Let’s work together and make this happen for the people of Haiti.

Frank Schooley
Designer; Terrapeg & Shelter In A Day

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READERS: What are your thoughts?

About Shelter In A Day | Disaster Shelters
Winner of 2013 Aid and International Development Forum (AIDF) "Most Innovative Product Award." Shelter In A Day is the brainchild of eco-friendly, furniture designer Frank Schooley. Shelter's disaster recovery housing provides safe and secure, simple to construct, green homes for those displaced by natural disasters, such as hurricanes, earthquakes or floods. 

The disaster shelters are a solidly constructed, termite, rust and rot resistant house, with lockable doors and windows.  Homes are crafted from waterproof, recycled wood fiber material and can be easily erected anywhere, in one day. 

Could Shelter In A Day's disaster shelter change the world?
Part 5 of a 6 part series

My take on accessories, water, power, solar, heating etc. is that they are best addressed according to local needs, customs and availability.  Why pre-install a 110 volt power system if the local power is 220 volts? A simple power strip will do the trick. Plumbing? If you source locally, spares are available locally.

Shelter In A Day is a simple, secure envelope, a blank canvas if you will. It’s simplified to bare necessities because it is not possible to be all things to all people and keep costs low, a basic, but extremely important feature. The walls are single skin, one inch thick wood, making it easy to add pipes, wires or anything else, locally.  Bathroom? There are many pre-fab, drop-in water related products available. We work closely with a company who has a full line of life-support products available, everything from generators to water purification, grey water systems to mobile kitchens.  So if you need anything included, just ask.

 One last thing, a base model Shelter In A Day has no floor. Many do not need or want one and it’s easy to add one…using local materials. An added flooring system, of any type, is independent of the house structure. Because the Shelter has no floor, it’s easy to build without a foundation if necessary, on sand, broken ground, rubble, or even the driveway or slab of a destroyed house. Flexibility is important and local conditions and needs must take priority. A local floor system when needed, can be as simple as 2x4 joists on edge with plywood overlay, or a poured cement floor, using the walls as a form. If your specifications include a floor, just contact us.  There are many options available.

Decide within the next 30 days and we’ll throw in our special, screw-in, tie-down system at no extra cost. For a limited time, orders of 16 or more qualify you to also receive Terrapeg furniture at no extra cost. This includes up to five individual Terrapeg furniture pieces per house, a 1,000 US value.

 If you are not satisfied, just return within 2 years of shipping date for a full refund of your entire purchase price. Production is limited. Lock in your place, risk free, on our production schedule and your 30 days for the tie-down system or free furniture offer. You can change your mind at anytime during the 30 days.

OK Frank, I’m working on my end.  What else can I do?

You can help in many ways, and here’s how.

• Make sure you’re signed up to receive updates about Terrapeg and Shelter In A Day.
• Do you know someone in the aid world, business world or the press who should know about this outstanding new technology? Forward this and ask them to read it through. 
• Does your company, organization or congregation engage in health initiatives, missions, displaced populations relief or developing world education projects? Contact us and let’s explore how we can work together to make best use of limited resources for your projects.
  

• Or go here for our handy order form.
• Are you or your organization interested in helping the less fortunate but have concerns that your donations will be diverted? Work with us and we’ll show you how Shelter In A Day technology effectively overcomes this universal concern.
• Do you want to give to rebuild Haiti but not sure how to get started? We have projects under way in Haiti. We are gathering resources to rebuild the school in Jeremie, the one across the bridgeless river. We need 50k to complete. You can give through the non-profit Community Mission for HOPE website. Be sure to mention Jeremie so they know your intentions and they will send you a tax deductable receipt.
• Does your group want to donate a house but not sure who to give it to? We’ll help.

What about the business end? Check back next week for Part 6.

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READERS: What are your thoughts?

About Shelter In A Day | Disaster Shelters
Winner of 2013 Aid and International Development Forum (AIDF) "Most Innovative Product Award." Shelter In A Day is the brainchild of eco-friendly, furniture designer Frank Schooley. Shelter's disaster recovery housing provides safe and secure, simple to construct, green homes for those displaced by natural disasters, such as hurricanes, earthquakes or floods. 

The disaster shelters are a solidly constructed, termite, rust and rot resistant house, with lockable doors and windows.  Homes are crafted from waterproof, recycled wood fiber material and can be easily erected anywhere, in one day.