concretecanvas.org.uk — As portable as canvas, but ends up as hard as concrete. Permanent structures could be delivered to disaster areas quickly, saving countless lives. These inflatable buildings last a minimum of 10 years, and can even be delivered sterile if you need a surgical center!
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Oh, and can't forget the Dome of a Home in Pensacola, Florida:<a class="user" href="http://domeofahome.com/">http://domeofahome.com/</a>Saw this one on CNN just a few weeks before Katrina hit, they were interviewing the owners/builders, and explaining how it was built: Again, almost exactly the same construction technique.
godfallJan 31, 2006
If i lived in the states i'd buy one.
coffeegeekJan 31, 2006
Does anyone know what happened to that "House of The Future" in Florida somwhere. It was made out of some kind of foam that was hardened...You could tour it..I've been dying to know what happened to it...That was like 20 yrs ago...
draxenJan 31, 2006
This is old news. I think it was on Slashdot a year or two ago.
lioozherOct 7, 2009
Much of the time it's not true that the military use tents so they can pick up and move when they need to. Very often militaries now try to create a permanent or long term presence. This type of shelter could also be used as a shelter for vehicles in regions like mine that are hurricane prone (where lighter shelters would get blown away) and for numerous other uses.