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Concrete Canvas Goes Beyond Fast-Deploying Shelters

Posted March 22, 2013 10:03 AM

National Geographic's recent video on Concrete Canvas shelters went viral, as nearly 4.8 million YouTube viewers saw how quickly a sturdy structure could be raised when air is blown into wetted, cement-covered cloths. So we caught up with Peter Brewin, director of the U.K.-basedConcrete Canvas company, to get the story behind the innovation.
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03/22/2013 11:05 PM

A great invention. I would like to know what that costs. It looks like it would be good for any climate. Could be further insulated. Could also be painted. Wonder what building code enforcement would say.

They obviously didn't worry about aesthetics, but I imagine that could be dealt with easily. A geodesic dome might work.

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03/23/2013 2:44 PM

A good idea re-visited. I was experimenting using this (reinforced) in the early 1980's, and interesting reading was (recommend): "Ferrocement" by Mr Stanley Abercrombie. jt. It doesn't matter what I do or say, I told the wife, I'm always wrong in your eyes. That's not true, she said.

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