Low-cost Solar Cooker
[Submitted on : 25 May 2008]
Solar Cooker Japan (SCJ) is an organization established by members of several Japanese NGOs for promoting solar cooking in Africa for reducing the dependance on wood-fueled cooking which results in deforestation and desertification.
The newly developed inflatable solar cooker is made of rubber. When the cooker is inflated with air, light reflectors made of aluminium evaporated film stretch out on its concave orbicular surface. It provides high performance using low-cost light reflectors. It is also portable when deflated. Such a solar cooker will be very helpful in disater situations w...more
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Solar Cookers for Disaster Situations
[Submitted on : 25 May 2008]
Solar Cooker International (SCI), based in California, USA has come with an innovative, simple cost-effective solar cooker known as CoolKit for post-disaster management and also for refugee situations. CoolKits are simple, often made from cardboard and aluminium foil or similar reflective material. They require a dark, covered pot and one high-temperature plastic cooking bag per month. With a few hours of sunshine, the CoolKit cooks tasty meals for five-six people at gentle temperatures. Since the cooking process involves solar technology, it is possible to preserve the nutrients without ...more
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Portable Foldable Oven
[Submitted on : 25 May 2008]
Taiwan Textile Research Insittute has made a folding oven woven out of soft cloth. Despite its light weight body, the oven can be made hot enough to roast chicken. The oven is built with thin and flexible conductive elements which are woven into the oven;s highly heat- resistant fabric. The oven's internal temperature can exceed 300 degrees without damaging the soft fabric. The oven is designed to be extremely portable. It can be safely and legally carried on an aircraft. However, the requirement of high volatge power supply would make it less suitable in some situations....more
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Broad Band Transport via Satellite
[Submitted on : 02 Sep 2009]
Broad Band Transport via Satellite is an innovative methodology which has potential applications such as in the case of natural disasters, where all other communication channels get destroyed....more
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Mobile Water Purification Unit for Safe Drinking water
[Submitted on : 25 May 2008]
The mobile disaster management unit (DMU) was developed by Ion Exchange India to meet the critical need for safe drinking water during disasters such as droughts, cyclones, floods and earthquake. During such times water supplies get contaminated with suspended solids, dirt, clay and pathogenic bacteria, spreading disease and epidemics.
The DMU is compact, containerised and skid-mounted; it can be mounted on a truck and quickly transported to affected areas. It can treat any kind and quality of surface or high salinity ground water to produce drinking water conforming to international stan...more
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Water Purifying Bottle
[Submitted on : 25 May 2008]
The way fresh water is supplied to disaster-hit regions could be revolutionized after the invention of Water Purifying Bottle that makes foul-smelling water drinkable in seconds. The bottle could be a life-saver for refugees in disaster regions where access to clean drinking water is vital.
The bottles, which can distill either 4,000 litres or 6,000 litres without changing the filter, will have huge benefits for soldiers who hate drinking iodine-flavoured water. Conventional filters can cut out bacteria measuring more than 200 nanometres but not viruses, which typically are 25 nanometres l...more
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Bicycle-powered Portable Water Filter System
[Submitted on : 25 May 2008]
Researchers at the The Nanyang Technological University's (NTU) institute of environmental science and engineering have developed a portable water filtration system, powered by bicycle that can be used in disaster zones. It consists of a bicycle coupled with a mechanical pump and a membrane module to filter the water.
Larger pores in the previous membranes meant that some bacteria and viruses still passed through, he said. Chlorine tablets had to be added to make the water drinkable without boiling. The new pedal-powered system uses finer membranes to filter the water so it can be drunk s...more
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Membrane technology for Water Filtration System
[Submitted on : 25 May 2008]
Access to safe water is a fundamental need and basic human right, and is also a target under the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals. The World Health Organization estimates that about 1.2 billion people worldwide lack access to clean drinking water. Two million people a year, many of them children and the elderly, die from preventable waterborne diseases.
Siemens Water Technologies is working with the SkyJuice Foundation of Sydney, Australia, to provide a reliable source of clean drinking water to communities without a safe water supply. Low maintenance, simple operation and h...more
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Solar-powered Water Treatment and Back-up Energy Generating Machine
[Submitted on : 25 May 2008]
The Solar Cube is a cooperative project by Spectra Watermakers, Inc., of San Rafael, California and Trunz Metallchnik AG of Switzerland. The two companies decided to partner in manufacturing highly efficient water treatment systems.
If a natural disaster strikes, clean drinking water and emergency electricity can now be made readily available through the innovative Solar Cube. Completely portable and easily assembled on site, the Solar Cube is powered by sunlight and wind, and can provide up to 3,500 gallons of clean drinking water per day from polluted water or salt water — enough to s...more
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Solar-powered Water Purification System
[Submitted on : 26 May 2008]
Using only solar power, a new water-purifying system that is both easy to store and portable is developed by EnergyQuest, USA. The companyclaims that its system is invaluable for use in providing drinking water during disaster relief efforts. The system also has promising applications for agriculture in areas where water is brackish or unsuitable for crop development.
The system purifies water while also reserving any minerals or other usable byproducts collected during the purification process, such as sea salt from an ocean water source, for future use.
For more information, contact...more
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Technique to Purify Water Contaminated by Natural Disasters
[Submitted on : 26 May 2008]
Water supplies are compromised when infrastructures break down due to hurricanes, floods, tsunamis, earthquakes, power blackouts, or terrorist attacks, all prevalent events around the world in the last several years. Reconstruction efforts require rapid re-establishment of the water supply. Boiling water is impractical if electric and gas utilities have been disrupted, and disinfection of contaminated wells involves complicated procedures with no guaranteed effectiveness.
Researchers at USA have developed a technique in which a polymer sheet of resins containing copper is immersed in the c...more
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Water Treatment Plant
[Submitted on : 28 May 2008]
M/s Aquaplus Water Purifiers Pvt Ltd, Pune, India has developed a water treatment plant with the latest technology - Unique Hollow Fiber Ultra-filtration Membrane Technology.
The ultra-filtration membrane technology has very tiny pores of 0.01 microns, which restrict the bacteria and virus from passing through the system thus generating ultra pure water. The National Institute of Virology, Pune has certified the technology as capable of virus rejection.
This technology has been successfully demonstrated in the Curca village in Goa, India to supply pathogen-free water to the villagers. ...more
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Water Purification Technology
[Submitted on : 28 May 2008]
Polymer Division of National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India has developed a water purifier that requires no electricity, which can be set up in 10 minutes in the remotest areas, and that filters out even viruses.
The filter has immense potential in rural and disaster-prone areas. The National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) has come up with a new membrane filter that ensures the quality of the drinking water. A unique aspect of the ultra filtration (UF) membrane is that not only does it clean the water of all suspended particulate matter and bacteria, it also gets rid of harmful viruses. The ...more
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Ultraviolet Lamp for Suppressing Bad Odor (China)
[Submitted on : 28 May 2008]
A Chinese University has developed an ultraviolet lamp that decomposes stink odor. The ultraviolet lamp releases electric charges under a microwave of 2.45GHz, producing an ultraviolet light of 200 nm wavelength that decomposes stink odors. Decomposition experiments on carbon disulfide and hydrogen sulfide have shown that the ultraviolet lamp has enhanced the decomposition rate by 50%, compared with traditional methods. Based on the findings, researchers proposed to decompose stink odors using dual-plasma medium, and have achieved better results.
The electrode free ultraviolet lamp has...more
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Portable High-speed DNA Analysis Device (Japan)
[Submitted on : 29 May 2008]
The Nanoelectronics Research Institute in the National Institute for Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan has developed a micro fluorescence detector integrating an optical interference filter on an amorphous silicon photo-diode.
The size of the device is comparable to that of home CD/DVD drives, and it can be applied to high-speed analysis of DNA, RNA, proteins, saccharide chains, etc. Thus this device paves the way for high-speed point-of-care bio-analysis, such as for operations in hospitals or emergency medical treatment in ambulances and disaster sites.
The immediate a...more
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New Disaster Management Technology For Hospitals
[Submitted on : 06 Jun 2008]
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have developed a tool to help hospitals prepare for disasters with the potential to overwhelm services. The Electronic Mass Casualty Assessment & Planning Scenarios (EMCAPS) computer program calculates the impact of such crises as a flu epidemic, bioterrorist attack, flood or plane crash, accounting for such elements as numbers of victims, wind direction, available medical resources, bacterial incubation periods and bomb size. EMCAPS won't predict with absolute precision, but it will give a good estimate of impact in a particular neighborhood or city.
...more
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Deployable Telemedicine Kit
[Submitted on : 06 Jun 2008]
AMD Telemedicine, the world leader in developing, marketing and providing training for telemedicine equipment, has created a Deployable Telemedicine Kit that could be used to deploy and/or utilize in the event of a disaster.
With the kits, healthcare providers in the field would have the ability to send photo images of inner ear/nose/throat, trauma to extremities, soft tissue injuries, captured ultrasound images, digital 12-lead electrocardiograms, digital lung capacity reports, and heart or lung sounds. The specialist in the field would then send the information to a medical specialist v...more
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Communication System for Emergency Telemedicine
[Submitted on : 06 Jun 2008]
DELTASS (Disaster Emergency Logistics Telemedicine Advanced Satellites System) has been developed for the European Space Agency (ESA) by CNES, the French government space agency.
DELTASS uses both geostationary and low earth orbit communication satellites enabling `top-down` management of emergency workers dispersed across a disaster zone, as well as letting medical experts located hundreds of miles away to carry out on-the-spot diagnoses of casualties.
Such a fail-safe communication system for emergency telemedicine greatly multiplies the effectiveness of rescue workers within the af...more
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Wireless Network for Disaster Rescue
[Submitted on : 06 Jun 2008]
The Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok has unveiled a state-of-the-art mobile wireless network that can be used to establish communication for emergency workers after a disaster. The network allows rescue teams at a disaster site to communicate even if conventional forms of communication break down.
The new network allows emergency workers to set up a mobile satellite station that creates a wireless network for laptop computers or personal digital assistants (PDA).
Each laptop or PDA is then able to act as a node that can transmit the wireless signal to other devices further out i...more
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High-tech Tool for Disaster Rescue
[Submitted on : 06 Jun 2008]
Researchers at University of California as part of the Responding to Crisis and Unexpected Events (RESCUE) project are involved in developing a high tech tool that would transform how communities and first responders plan for and respond to both natural and man-made disasters. This involves turning new technologies and cutting-edge research into practical tools for emergency planners and responders.
Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), RESCUE's goal is to dramatically improve the ability of emergency responders to gather, process, and disseminate information with each othe...more
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Wearable Technology to Aid Disaster Relief
[Submitted on : 06 Jun 2008]
Wearable, interactive 3D technology being developed by the University of South Australia will be able to transfer people into 'mobile augmented reality (AR) systems.' The technology has the potential to dramatically improve the effectiveness of disaster relief operations.
Weighing in at 7kg, the technology consists of a computer which can be carried in a backpack, virtual reality goggles and an attached video camera that can convey information to a control room via wireless LAN or 3G networks.
People in the field provide digital images, videos, and voice information which are then ge...more
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Canine Search and Rescue Technology
[Submitted on : 08 Jun 2008]
Researchers at Ryerson University developed the idea of attaching top-notch sensory gear with Canine to increase the effectiveness of search and rescue missions.
Ryerson researchers have been investigating the role of canine search and rescue in disaster response and the research team has developed two new products for trained search dogs:
Canine Augmentation Technology II (CAT II) and Canine Remote Deployment System (CRDS).
Employing existing off-the-shelf components from the realms of wireless communication, canine care, computer science, and search and rescue, the team has create...more
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Mechanical Mole in Search for Disaster Survivors
[Submitted on : 08 Jun 2008]
A digging robot inspired by the mole is being built by UK researchers, who hope it could one day 'swim' through rubble at disaster sites to help find survivors.
Roboticists are already experimenting with robots that roll, walk or even slither to locate or help survivors.
Researchers at University of Manchester, UK have already built a new digging mechanism that could shove aside relatively light objects, such as bricks or furniture.
The digging robot was inspired by the European mole, which uses its spade-like front paws in a digging motion similar to a swimmer's breast-stroke.
T...more
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Portable Power System for Disaster Relief
[Submitted on : 08 Jun 2008]
A firm in Florida has introduced a new device for emergency relief that combines clean power generation, water purification and wireless Internet access.
Ecosphere Technologies' new Ecos LifeLink is a portable, self-contained "micro-utility" that has been designed to use the power of the sun and an optional wind turbine to provide clean electricity, convert the most contaminated ground water to purified drinking water, and deliver wireless Internet connectivity.
The system is intended to support off-grid needs including disaster relief and activity in remote locations. A scale model ...more
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Roll-up Solar Panels for Powering Disaster Rescue Kit
[Submitted on : 08 Jun 2008]
The Fuji Power Rescue is a portable solar generator which could be an alternative electricity supply in the event of earthquakes or other disasters that disrupt the power grid.
The solar generator comprised of a flexible solar panel, a battery and various pieces of cabling, fits into a backpack and since the solar panel is fixed to a sheet it can be rolled up into a tube.
On arrival at a scene, rescuers can unroll the gear and get to work generating power (100V/36W) that should be enough for computers, phones and the like. Of course, that’s assuming the disaster is kind enough to stri...more
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Portable Generator for Converting Waste into Electricity
[Submitted on : 08 Jun 2008]
A group of scientists at Purdue University, USA have developed a portable refinery that efficiently converts food, paper and plastic trash into electricity. The machine, designed for the U.S. military, would allow soldiers in the field to convert waste into power and could have widespread civilian applications in the future.
The "tactical biorefinery" processes several kinds of waste at once, which it converts into fuel via two parallel processes. The system then burns the different fuels in a diesel engine to power a generator.
Roughly the size a small moving van, the biorefinery cou...more
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Solar Powered Disaster Preparedness Flashlight/radio
[Submitted on : 08 Jun 2008]
New Solar Powered disaster preparedness flashlight/radio called the Sunburst Mega has been released by the Survival Center’s Emergency Preparedness Division, USA. It uses the new "Never Need Batteries Again!" technology. The technology stores power in an internal non-memory energy cell for immediate or later use. This non-memory energy cell is unlike regular or rechargeable Ni-Cad batteries, which have a memory. This cell doesn't have to be fully discharged before it is recharged, giving it a much longer life.
It is powered 4 ways, by the sun with the built in solar panel. The solar pan...more
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Solar- and Wind-Powered System for Disaster Sites
[Submitted on : 08 Jun 2008]
Solar Cube, a portable, self-contained system, caters to disaster sites where power has been interrupted, and clean drinking water and electricity are not readily available.
It also provides water and electricity to remote or rural areas. Runs on a bank of 24-v. batteries, which are charged on-site by photovoltaic solar panels and a wind generator. Purifies water from any source, including sea-water, river water, creek water, well water, or polluted fresh water. Can provide up to 3,500 gals. of clean drinking water per day from polluted water or salt water—enough to sustain hundreds of fa...more
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Portable Power Generator - EGAS
[Submitted on : 08 Jun 2008]
EGAS is the world’s first power generator that is capable of being used in an unventilated home or apartment because it does not use combustible fuels to generate power. EGAS uses body kinetics, or leg muscle power, to charge a unique spring system that slowly unwinds and spins a high efficiency generator that can deliver up to 1000 watts of power on demand.
Without the need for fuel the EGAS is infinitely rechargeable in the field and this makes EGAS a practical device for use in areas of natural disaster or war.
EGAS is designed for use in emergency situations where fuel is scarce a...more
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Early Warning System for Disaster-prone Development Areas
[Submitted on : 08 Jun 2008]
World Vision India has introduced Early warning system for disaster-prone areas in several villages of India. Disaster preparedness has long been a part of development work in these communities, but now World Vision plans to take advantage of new technology in disaster-prone development areas and for the first time, satellite weather warnings will give villagers a chance to react and respond before the disaster strikes.
The system works through a simple local computer network connected to television, internet and the local public address system. During times of alert, all weather reports...more
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Forecasting System for Flood Warnings in Bangladesh
[Submitted on : 08 Jun 2008]
A forecasting system has been developed by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and Georgia Institute of Technology, USA to warn thousands of residents in selected flood-prone regions of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh is one of the world's most vulnerable regions to floods. Rising waters in the recent past have left dozens of people dead and several million marooned or displaced.
The pilot program began with the aim of delivering 1- to 10-day forecasts directly to more than 100,000 people living on floodplains of the Brahmaputra and Ganges rivers, and then expanding to reach add...more
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Tsunami warning system for India
[Submitted on : 08 Jun 2008]
The National Early Warning System for Tsunami and Storm Surges in the Indian Ocean has been developed by India. The tsunami warning centre, which has taken shape at the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) will issue alerts for the killer waves within 30 minutes of an earthquake.
The Centre has been established by Ministry of Earth Sciences at a cost of Rs.125 crore in collaboration with Department of Science and Technology, Department of Space and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.
The Centre will generate and give timely advisories to the t...more
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Integrated Public Alert and Warning System
[Submitted on : 08 Jun 2008]
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), USA in partnership with the Sandia National Laboratories has designed and deployed a pilot alert and warning system that would provide a robust, multi-faceted path to ensure effective public communications during a federal, state, or local emergency.
Known as the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS), the program, is initially supporting several states and local jurisdictions in the United States Gulf Coast region.
IPAWS is designed to transform national emergency alerts from audio-only messages delivered over radios and tel...more
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Tsunami Disaster Information Alert System
[Submitted on : 08 Jun 2008]
Geneva Software Technologies in India has developed Tsunami Disaster Information Alert System that sends messages on mobile phones in 14 Indian languages to the Tsunami prone area in less than 50 seconds.
This is the fastest mode of communication in the present world. Designed to reach the maximum people in minimum time it can especially help the rural people and fisherman community to get messages in their local language. Comprehensible public alert on time can save lives of several human who could otherwise be caught unaware in a calamity.
For more information, contact:
Geneva Sof...more
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Quake Alarm for Houses
[Submitted on : 08 Jun 2008]
Researchers at NIT, Jalandhar, India have constructed an earthquake alarm which can offer the precious few seconds to save a life when an earthquake strikes. The patent for the invention is ready for grant.
The alarm, a simple audio-visual device, when available can be put on the wall of the house and can sense primary vibrations of an earthquake when the P wave (primary) strikes, which is before the actual tremors can be felt. One can run out of the building before collapse in the precious seconds provided by the alarm in case of an earthquake.
The alarm gives instant warning of seism...more
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Quake-resistant Housing (USA)
[Submitted on : 26 Jun 2008]
South Asia Research Institute for Policy and Development (SARID), a nonprofit organization based in Cambridge, Massachusetts seeks to bridge the gap between “scholarship and policymaking,” by being an information resource and guide to development strategies in South Asia. Specifically SARID’s efforts focus on identifying emerging and indigenous technologies pertinent to South Asia and promoting greater use of local resources for development in the region.
SARID has developed a technology to build houses for less than $5,000. This design can be constructed in approximately four weeks and t...more
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Steel Wall for Quake-proof Construction
[Submitted on : 26 Jun 2008]
Engineers from UC Berkeley, USA and the construction industry unveiled a prototype of a new kind of steel wall that is three times stronger than wood-framed walls and has the potential to dramatically lower the cost of earthquake-resistant, multi-unit housing.
The new wall consists of corrugated steel plates fastened to thin, light galvanized steel studs. Designed as an alternative to wood-frame panels, it can be built in sections in a factory or on the job site.
Engineers designed it to resist shear, the push force that causes much of the devastation in a hurricane or major quake. La...more
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Earthquake-proof Foam House
[Submitted on : 26 Jun 2008]
The Federation of American Scientists (FAS), recently tested the stability of structures built with the combination of expanded polystyrene (foam), and cement board. This method of building maintains the rigidity needed, yet remains lightweight, so it can withstand earthquakes of magnitude 10. Remarkably, the structure doesn’t require any wood members to create a rigid frame. FAS is in the process of using this method to build an ‘elegant home’ .
When people die in earthquakes, they are often killed by their own houses collapsing on top of them. That could change if a new construction mate...more
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Low cost Earthquake-proof Houses
[Submitted on : 26 Jun 2008]
Pak American Constructions have introduced low cost earthquake proof houses that have following features:
Low Costing Construction
Light Weight Blocks (Weight less than 2 kg)
Sound Proof Blocks
Earthquake Proof (Test reports are available)
Quick turn-around in the manufacturing (24 hours – or less, if accelerators or steam curing methods are employed).
Fire rated to a minimum of 2 hours for a 75mm (3”) thick panel (Test reports are available).
Contact details:
Rehan Sagheer
Marketing Director
Pak American Constructions
Karachi, Pakistan (Head office in U.S.A)
Cell: 030...more
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Earthquake-proof House
[Submitted on : 26 Jun 2008]
A Chinese company with more than 30 years experience in America, Japan and other countries around the world, supplies building concept using high quality galvanized steel structures, against termites (no wood), without maintenance, anti- seismic (zone 3-4) and anticyclones ( 250 - 300 Km/h winds ) resistant, quick to set up with local manpower assisted by company's engineers and technicians, without any heavy machines.
The exterior walls are covered by armed cement board panels fixed to the steel structures. Galvanized light gauge steel is formed into C-sections to dimensions similar to eq...more
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Light Steel House for Disaster-Prone Areas (China)
[Submitted on : 30 Jun 2008]
A Chinese firm is willing to offer support in constructing Light Steel Houses for disaster prone areas. The technical aspects of their construction scheme is as mentioned below.
Features:
Construction specification designed and certified by structural engineers
Built to comply with the Building Code of Japan and relevant cyclone rating N3
6 years 6 months structural warranty backed by Qld Building Services Authority
12 months guarantee on workmanship and materials
Appliances covered by manufacturers guarantee
15 degrees roof pitch with eaves (as plan)
Compliance plate affixed to ch...more
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Light Steel Cabinet House for Cyclone-affected Areas (China)
[Submitted on : 30 Jun 2008]
The Light Steel Cabinet Houses designed and developed by Shangyu Silverwood Lightsteel Technology Co., Ltd. P.R.of China has the following features:
1. Construction specification designed and certified by structural engineers
2. Built to comply with the Building Code of Japan and relevant cyclone rating N3
3. 6 years 6 months structural warranty backed by Qld Building Services Authority
4. 12 months guarantee on workmanship and materials
5. Appliances covered by manufacturers guarantee
6. 15 degrees roof pitch with eaves (as plan)
7. Compliance plate affixed to chassis
...more
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Fire-, Earthquake- and Tornado-proof Transportable Buildings (Bulgaria)
[Submitted on : 30 Jun 2008]
COMPLETE DESIGN ENGINEERING LTD. Bulgaria, is a specialized builder of transportable masonry buildings for both commercial and residential purposes. They have developed and patented a new cutting edge building technology employing lightweight cement blocks reinforced with structural steel. They use the best materials with excellent results.
For further details, contact:
COMPLETE DESIGN ENGINEERING LTD.
10, Lazar Plachkov St,
1138 Sofia, Bulgaria,
Europe.
Phone: +359/2/973 67 22
GSM: +359/898/20 42 96
E-mail: office@cdeng.com...more
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Economical Disaster Resistant Housing Construction system
[Submitted on : 30 Jun 2008]
Shelter Promotion, Engineering & Research Council (SPERC), India has taken up the mission of motivating and networking highly dedicated teams for the cause of shelter promotion by employing the proven innovative construction techniques for the low-income groups of all parts of the world. In this mission-oriented objective, SPERC has come out with its first innovation that is dedicated to the low-income groups of the world. It is an economical disaster resistant construction system invented by SPERC. It is based on simple construction techniques, proven to be highly durable and made affordable...more
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Floating Homes (The Netherlands)
[Submitted on : 30 Jun 2008]
Dura Vermeer, a construction and engineering company in the Netherlands has come up with a novel and obvious solution to the housing problem in areas susceptible to flooding – houses that float.
Unlike normal houses, they are extremely flexible when it comes to flooding, able to deal with a sea level rise of up to five metres.
In a country such as Holland, where flooding is a serious problem, this sort of technology could have an extremely important role to play. The company has developed two variations on the same theme: a floating house which, as the name suggests, sits permanently ...more
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Quake-proof Jute-coir Houses
[Submitted on : 02 Jul 2008]
The new earth quake-proof houses are made of wood free coirply, a jute-coir composite board, a technology developed by the Indian Coir Board and is being implemented by Bangalore-based Natura Fibertech Pvt Ltd. The frame of the house is made of mild steel and is interconnected at the bottom thereby making the whole structure elastic and a single one. The boards are light and made of long fibres thus do not break into pieces.
For further details, please contact:
Natura Fibretech pvt. Ltd.
239, 18th main, 6th block, Koramangala,
Bangalore - 560095,
Karnataka,
India
Phone:91-80-2...more
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Affordable Quake-proof Adobe Housing (Peru)
[Submitted on : 02 Jul 2008]
The shortage of affordable housing combined with the susceptibility of traditional earthen construction to earthquake damage are the basis for IDRC-funded research into developing and promoting improved construction technologies in Peru.
Collaborative efforts between the civil engineering department of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, the Technical University of Nova Scotia, and the architectural faculty of Montreal's Concordia University, have resulted in developing improved technologies for constructing low-cost dwellings.
Traditional adobe houses are built of earthen ...more
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Earthquake-proof Concrete Homes (Indonesia)
[Submitted on : 02 Jul 2008]
The Indonesia Aid Foundation (IAF), a nonprofit group is providing affordable earthquake-proof housing for the people of Indonesia.
Concrete houses have a footprint of 270 square feet and are designed for a family of six. Both the concrete and wood houses have unique green building features for environmental friendliness. The house bases have 40% of steel rebar replaced by bamboo of the same diameter. Bamboo is both lighter and stronger than traditional materials and its cultivation is environmentally friendly. Both houses are erected on a layer of discarded automobile tires as a very low...more
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Hydraulic Excavator with Different Demolition Attachments
[Submitted on : 03 Jul 2008]
This equipment will consist of Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) BE300 Excavator with various attachments like Combi-cutter having Shearer and crusher attachments, Breaker and Grappler.
In earthquake hit areas, where intensity of quake is comparatively less, one basic equipment with the above said attachments can be positioned and based on the need, various attachments be fitted on the equipment and then deployed. In the areas, where intensity of quake is severe, many basic equipment suitable for fitment of above said attachments (each equipment fitted with each type of attachment) are r...more
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Radio Control Dozer
[Submitted on : 03 Jul 2008]
Radio Control Dozer is an unmanned vehicle remotely operated from a distance with the help of a transreceiver set. This machine is largely deployed for clearing debris in quake-hit areas. It is also used in broad roads at high altitude zones with imminent risk of landslides and handling of hazardous material in nuclear power stations. The dozer provides a method of controlling the machine remotely without physical contact by operator. It enables operator to perform all vehicle operations from a distance at any time from any position. Hence, the radio-control technology when integrated with ve...more
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Unbreakable bridges (USA)
[Submitted on : 04 Jul 2008]
A new bridge design replaces reinforced concrete columns and bars with steel tubes filled with concrete. The steel and concrete bind, creating strong columns. For the bridge pier's footing, additional structural shapes are embedded in concrete to resist the large bending forces developing at the base of the piers. New or retrofitted bridges over highways and water could withstand fire, hurricanes and flooding.
This new design is based on the idea that the best way to avoid a disaster in the first place is to have infrastructure that will not fail in a disaster.
Bridges are typically h...more
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Portable Unit for Treatment of Wastewater in Remote Areas
[Submitted on : 04 Jul 2008]
The compact portable unit to treat wastewater in remote locations is designed so that it can be delivered to a site by helicopter for rapid response and then hooked up to outhouses, kitchens, or wherever people are creating wastewater.
Virginia Tech’s Environmental Engineering Laboratory has tested the unit’s ability to remove sludge from water.
Historically, biological treatment units and settling basins have needed long detention times to treat wastewater. This method is not feasible for remote locations. As an alternative, UTD and the Virginia Tech environmental engineering resea...more
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Scrap Tires for Filtering Wastewater (USA)
[Submitted on : 04 Jul 2008]
Dr. Yuefeng Xie, associate professor of environmental engineering at Penn State Harrisburg, has developed a method that uses crumb rubber to filter wastewater, which can help ease the tire problem and clean up the environment at the same time.
This innovative method uses crumb rubber, derived from waste tires as a filter media. The crumb rubber could be used for treating wastewater, ship ballast water, and storm water.
Crumb rubber is produced by chopping up and grinding up waste tires to a desired size, cleaning the rubber and removing any metal particles. It is currently being used ...more
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