Name: Cheap, effective shelter for disaster relief
Uploaded: 2012-05-19T14:01:48Z
Duration: 7 min 33 s
Description: Michael McDaniel designed housing for disaster relief zones -- inexpensive, easy to transport, even beautiful – but found that no one was willing to build it. Persistent and obsessed, he decided to go it alone. At TEDxAustin, McDaniel show us his Exo Reaction Housing Solution, and asks us to prepare for the next natural disaster.

Michael McDaniel designed housing for disaster relief zones -- inexpensive, easy to transport, even beautiful – but found that no one was willing to build it. Persistent and obsessed, he decided to go it alone. At TEDxAustin, McDaniel show us his Exo Reaction Housing Solution, and asks us to prepare for the next natural disaster.

Cheap, effective shelter for disaster relief

Each year, over 31 million people are displaced by natural disasters, often forced into crowded gymnasiums or makeshift shelters. One persistent designer spent five years obsessively refining a modular housing system that assembles quickly, requires no special tools, and creates instant, dignified neighborhoods. Despite initial resistance from government and corporations, he proved that creative determination can fill critical gaps. Now, these shelters attract global interest, from emergency relief to sporting events.