You are invited!

 Global Shelter Project is an initiative to support development of products that can be used for emergency housing and also become building blocks of affordable green built environment on Earth.

  Affordable housing technology is seen as essential in addressing the social, economic, and environmental challenges now present and ever increasing due to population growth, material shortages, and continued displacement of existing populations for various reasons. 

  This initiative will identify and promote promising materials and technologies, enlist public and private support, and create a path of involvement for existing humanitarian agencies, governments and industry and individuals to sponsor and share ownership of products resultant of their support.

 A broad cross discipline approach is seen as crucial within the initiative to insure the most effective use of time, money and resources. 
Goals of this initiative are to 1) Provide minimum levels of shelter outlined in the United Nations Millennium Goals, 2) Aid in reducing green house gases, 3) Slow depletion of limited resources. 4) Stimulate harmonious global goodwill.

 This initiative is intended to serve as a rally point of competing nations and conflicting interest to address the common threats we all face.

 If you are interested in participating in the discussion, providing funding or applying for support of your related work, please contact us at;

 info@globalshelterproject.org

Polymer Housing Technology Show's Promise of Creating "Instant Housing"

.... machinery that might be described as a crawling extruder is pictured leaving behind affordable housing that is charming, passive and will stand up to a hurricane, all designed to be part of an urban slum renewal program support by a global response to common concerns.
That is what experts say is possible in the near future.
Trillions of dollars are spent every year in the building our shared environment.
I have not been able to find the quote but I think it was Eli Whitney that said, "The greater the use of an invention to mankind the less use it is to the inventor."
That seems to apply to affordable housing to me, yet we have based our economy on the strength of our housing industry.
Our economy is transforming as are our valuations of our attachments to traditional means of transportation and  communication. The infrastructure that connects us has been revolutionized within our lifetime. As this continues we will also see dramatic revolution in housing...

political perspective

Who is to fault is such a silly assumption to a situation that has developed over time and in spite of many leadership changes.
It is our current leaders, all of them, who are charged with working as a unit to provide resilient avenues of choice as we face restructuring of outdated industry and narrow minded expectations of isolated special interest.
Complaining is a popular pastime among those that feel they are entitled. Those that take action subject themselves to cheap shots of juvenile humor.
God bless all his children as we are exposed to our fears of each others strengths and weakness.
A little grace in politics would stand out like a lone tree in a barren field of what was once virgin forest.
I do not blame Busho'Bama era for our plight anymore than I take credit for the bounty I have received from my birth rights here in the USA.
As a veteran I served my country in a time political and social turmoil.
As a father I have hope our collective wisdom will surface to lay aside our individual prejudice and address global issues of our shared environment. please follow my efforts to contribute to shared understanding on my blog. Comment and share your thoughts if you like.
John Lennon was on to something... Imagine...

The excitement of change

Elections remind me that every day I have a choice of where to focus my energy.
This has not always been the case but for the past 6 years I have afforded myself that luxury and I have found that I wish to help loosen the hold of despair on those that have found themselves without food, water or shelter. The other stuff that bothers us we can talk about of course but if you have those things and someone next to you doesn't, take a look around you and see if you are restricting the flow...
Build community where ever your are.

Smile and breathe, your face will thank you...

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Aiding our Enemies, Sharing with Friends

Access to Food, Water and Shelter is essential if we are to expect cooperation from anyone.

Is it unreasonable for anyone including our self and our enemy to expect freedom to access these things on a daily basis? Who is our enemy?

 Should our governments provide what the earth is capable of sustaining in regard to minimum living requirements?  Who is our provider? Who are they responsible to?