Sustainable Woven Tents Could Provide Homes for Refugees

Aug-29-15 A sustainable tent able to fold for transport as well as collect rainwater and store solar energy could offer a new source of housing for refugees and displaced people around the world.

Created by Abeer Seikaly, the tent utilizes a dual layer structure that enables it to function equally well in hot weather and cold. A reservoir at the top of the tent captures rainwater and channels it down the sides, preventing flooding, while solar energy is harvested from the tent fabric and stored in a small battery. The tent can also function as a shower facility, storing the rainwater in small pockets on the sides and then drawing the water up to the top via a thermosiphoning system.

Seikaly won the 2013 Lexus Design Award for the tent design.

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