Comments on: PREFAB FRIDAY: Inflate http://www.inhabitat.com/2006/05/19/prefab-friday-inflate-at-mobile-living/ Future-forward design for the world you inhabit Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:52:41 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Carlos Woortmannhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2006/05/19/prefab-friday-inflate-at-mobile-living/comment-page-1/#comment-49556 Carlos Woortmann Wed, 25 Jul 2007 03:47:27 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/05/19/prefab-friday-inflate-at-mobile-living/#comment-49556 My country is seen as one of the "future countries" of the world. Plenty of space, natural resources and energy. I am talking about Brazil. What we still dont have is a oriented education/soluitons looking forward to sustainable arquitechture and enviorment respect. This is just found among a small portion of uper class people, still not enough to realy make a difference in the big cenario. I ask you if there would be any interest in participating of a serious event focusing on areas souch as technology, arquitechture, natural resouce energy, and other themes with a very good team of people. (sorry for my bad english).Best reagards Carlos Woortmann My country is seen as one of the “future countries” of the world. Plenty of space, natural resources and energy.
I am talking about Brazil.
What we still dont have is a oriented education/soluitons looking forward to sustainable arquitechture and enviorment respect. This is just found among a small portion of uper class people, still not enough to realy make a difference in the big cenario. I ask you if there would be any interest in participating of a serious event focusing on areas souch as technology, arquitechture, natural resouce energy, and other themes with a very good team of people. (sorry for my bad english).

Best reagards Carlos Woortmann

]]> By: Erichttp://www.inhabitat.com/2006/05/19/prefab-friday-inflate-at-mobile-living/comment-page-1/#comment-1376 Eric Sun, 21 May 2006 17:03:49 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/05/19/prefab-friday-inflate-at-mobile-living/#comment-1376 Good points. Thanks. Good points. Thanks.

]]> By: Jillhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2006/05/19/prefab-friday-inflate-at-mobile-living/comment-page-1/#comment-1366 Jill Sat, 20 May 2006 16:18:18 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/05/19/prefab-friday-inflate-at-mobile-living/#comment-1366 Hi Eric-I don't think anyone intends for these to be long-term living solutions. Inflatable structures make great temporary shelter, and work well as something that can be erected in a matter of minutes and then taken down, transported somewhere else, and re-used again and again. In that sense they are very sustainable.They cut out all labor and material resources involved in building - and the building industry contributes to 40% of landfill waste each year, and consumes 40% of the world's energy. While I don't know much about the high-tech textiles that are used to make these structures (and they very well might not be recyclable or renewable) - I think the general quick and easyness of installation, together with the reuseability of these structures makes them a very sustainable solution for temporary shelter. Hi Eric-

I don’t think anyone intends for these to be long-term living solutions. Inflatable structures make great temporary shelter, and work well as something that can be erected in a matter of minutes and then taken down, transported somewhere else, and re-used again and again. In that sense they are very sustainable.

They cut out all labor and material resources involved in building – and the building industry contributes to 40% of landfill waste each year, and consumes 40% of the world’s energy. While I don’t know much about the high-tech textiles that are used to make these structures (and they very well might not be recyclable or renewable) – I think the general quick and easyness of installation, together with the reuseability of these structures makes them a very sustainable solution for temporary shelter.

]]> By: Erichttp://www.inhabitat.com/2006/05/19/prefab-friday-inflate-at-mobile-living/comment-page-1/#comment-1365 Eric Sat, 20 May 2006 15:16:46 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/05/19/prefab-friday-inflate-at-mobile-living/#comment-1365 As cool as this is, is it really sustainable living? How much constant power is required to keep a building like that inflated? As cool as this is, is it really sustainable living? How much constant power is required to keep a building like that inflated?

]]> By: Joseph Traveshttp://www.inhabitat.com/2006/05/19/prefab-friday-inflate-at-mobile-living/comment-page-1/#comment-1360 Joseph Traves Sat, 20 May 2006 09:35:49 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/05/19/prefab-friday-inflate-at-mobile-living/#comment-1360 Please send complete information for placing an order for inflatable housing. Please send complete information for placing an order for inflatable housing.

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