Innovation in ShelterRelate innovation to practice

Goals

• Linking innovation and local solutions

• Mobilizing innovation and research capacity

• Network for knowledge sharing.

• Facilitating a practical approach

How it started• Following the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan, the

Netherlands Red Cross (NLRC) initiated a innovation project funded by the Dutch government.

• Objectives:

- An innovation symposium bringing universities, industry and humanitarian world together

- A pilot project with cardboard shelter and wood gasification stoves

3 day symposium hosted by the Technical University of Eindhoven, november ‘07

• University- Industrial design / product development, architecture

• Business- Multinationals (Philips, DSM), tent manufacturers,

inventors

• Humanitarian organisations- IFRC, RCs and Dutch NGO’s

Innovative Sheltering Seminar

Private Sector

Universities

NGO and Red Cross

Five groups Identified

1. Mapping

2. High-Tec innovations for low-Tec solutions

3. Hard shell sheltering

4. Teaching and information for local innovations

5. Transitional sheltering

• Anchoring projects in a programme

• Linking innovation with standards/local solutions

• Facilitating testing and sharing of experiences

• Mapping local solutions and innovation

How to proceed

structure

Private Sector

Universities

NGO and Red Cross

Standards

Good practice

Guidance

Knowledge building and sharing

Innovation

Technical support

Knowledge building and sharing

Hard shell sheltering: cardboard

• 1st prototype developed by Calamatic (10 m2)

• Standard industrial 2 ply cardboard (7mm).

• Surface is coated for fire and water protection.

• Calamatic developed 2 models:- Economic, regtangular model- Rondo, octagone model

• Self assembly by beneficiaries- Both models come in 2 boxes, 220x250x10

cm, weight 40 kg/box

Mansehra Pakistan, Feb 07

Netherlands, spring 07

Collapsed due to wind gustsRubber profiles in roof replaced by tape

Different types of tape applied

Netherlands, May 2007

Provision for chimney

Condensation with in the cardboard panels.

Water vapor penetrates the coating (and unprotected sides)

Cardboard ?

www.innovativesheltering.tue.nl

www.calamatic.nl

www.hexayurt.com

ebrouwer@redcross.nl

felix.devries@hetnet.nl