Emergency Housing
High Performance Manufactured Housing - Success Stories From Mississippi’s Response to Hurricane Katrina
FAS is heavily involved in efforts to provide emergency housing solutions that are safe and energy efficient. FAS program manager Joe Hagerman worked in depth with the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency to design and deliver 3,100 dual certified modular housing units to citizens of Mississippi affected by Hurricane Katrina. With the lessons learned from this experience, FAS continues to advise FEMA on procurement strategies and proper planning for emergency relief. In addition to further advisory work, the Building Technologies Program looks to continue its involvement with emergency and manufactured housing with projects to develop high performance standards and design quickly procured housing units that can double as permanent affordable housing stock.
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SIPs Role in Emergency Housing
This document was prepared for the response after the Chinese Earthquakes in Sichuan province. It contains basic information regarding Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) and their structural robustness (with commentary of the US testing issues) and contains information regarding disaster housing post-Katrina (with best lessons learned). Read More.
FAS's Role with MEMA and the AHPP
FAS worked closely with the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency on a state proposal for the Alternative Housing Pilot Program. Learn More...
Procurement Suggestions
Using lessons learned from FAS's involvement in the state of Mississippi's proposal for the AHPP, FAS has deatiled suggested procurement strategies for emergency housing. Read More...
A pdf version of this article can be found here.
