Modular habitat structure

Abstract

A free standing modular habitat structure is provided. The modular habitat includes a floor, ceiling and walls that comprise a plurality of prefabricated segments that join together to form the floor, ceiling and/or wall. The segments are made of durable and weatherproof outer skin and an insulated core. The insulated core may include raceways for routing wiring and/or plumbing. The insulated core may also include raceways for vertical support structures. Each segment can be solid or include a prefabricated opening such as a door, a window, or a chimney hole. The modular habitat may be a single room or it may be a multi-room habitat with interior walls and equipped with a kitchen, toilet, and/or shower and other amenities. One advantage of clustering multiple habitats together into a single structure is that clustering increases the overall stability of the structure and its ability to withstand harsh weather and high winds.

Description

BACKGROUND[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention is generally related to disaster relief and is more particularly related to a free standing modular habitat that can be efficiently transported to remote locations and quickly erected to provide temporary or permanent shelter.[0003]2. Related Art[0004]Recent examples of shelter used during disaster relief include the FEMA trailers deployed in response to hurricane Katrina and the tent cities that have been erected in Haiti in response to the earthquake. The FEMA trailers were saturated with formaldehyde in amounts that exceeded federal limits resulting from the use or substandard materials and poor design (lack of ventilation). Similarly, the tent cities in Haiti do not provide adequate protection from the elements and are also unsanitary, as the outbreaks of cholera there have demonstrated. Therefore, what is needed is a habitat structure that overcomes these significant problems found in the conventional shelters...

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Benefits of technology

[0005]Described herein is a modular habitat the solves the problems of the conventional shelters and provides an easy to manufacture, efficient to deploy, and cost effective free standing structure that can be used for temporary or permanent shelter. The modular habitat includes a floor, four walls and a roof. The walls and roof are made of a series of segments that join together to form the wall or roof. Each segment can be solid or include a prefabricated opening such as a door, a window, or a chimne

Problems solved by technology

The FEMA trailers were saturated with formaldehyde in amounts that exceeded federal limits resulting from the use or substandard materials and poor design (lack of ventila

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