New Portable Emergency Shelter

New Portable Emergency Shelter

Portable emergency shelter! Sounds odd. But now it is a reality and a boon to those whose homes are uprooted and washed away by winds, rains and strong tides. A US company in Massachusetts has developed a new emergency shelter design that could prove useful during humatarian crisis. The new shelter, has been dubbed ‘Rapid Development Module (RDM). It has been made by Visible Good Company.

The RDM is delivered as a self contained unit. It is portable, reusable and can be assembled in around 25 minutes by just two people. The new shelter features hard walls, raised floors, and a vented fabric roof. It has lockable doors and windows. The life span of each unit is 10 years.

As reported by the manufacturer RDM shelters can be used and reused in different emergency situation, including disaster relief. The 12sq m interior can be filled out with bunk beds, desks etc. depending on the ground situation.

The RDM shelters has been successfully used by British petrolium during its clean up operations of the Deep Water Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Impressed with RDM shelter’s utility, US Army has awarded a research and development grant for the production of such a shelter module which is suitable for the most challenging weather conditions.