Billed as the “Mighty House,” the building was nothing more than a 12-by-8-foot room with two windows, metal siding and a roof. But here’s the catch: It comes with an instruction booklet so ...

The bedroom door had no lock, so that staff could check in on residents as needed. This is common in shelters. Housing that looks like jail. After two months, one family moved into a room that our ...

Print the student engineering notebook for this activity, or use this digital version. Your 2-3 member team has received a plea for help to respond to a natural disaster by developing a prototype ...

If a zoning change is approved, the shelter would build a new, larger facility farther east along Memorial Boulevard.

credit Photo: Courtesy of Sean Godsell Architects When disaster strikes, the need for short-term housing is immediate and urgent. The Department of Homeland Security estimates that more than ...

Using fuzzy‐set qualitative comparative analysis, it assessed how household participation in the planning, design, and construction phases of shelter reconstruction led to outcomes of household ...

Columbus House's current sleep facilities, which can accommodate up to eighty one clients. The new building will feature as many as 96 single rooms with adjacent bathrooms, referred to as “ ...

With the long-term goal of improving shelter safety, we conducted research in Leyte and Eastern Samar in the Philippines to (1) characterize household perceptions of shelter safety through survey ...

A proposed shelter for homeless youth in Lancaster city has received historical commission approval after changes to its exterior design. Its construction now hinges on the availability of grant ...

New animal shelter design complete, ... An architectural plan shows how a current structure at the recycling center at 3405 S. Belt Highway will house part of the new animal shelter.

READING, Pa. — As the coldest time of year sets in on Reading, one of the city's shelters is preparing to help more teens who may not have a place to call home. Mary's Shelter, with the help of ...