[GonzoGOP]

Container Buildings Not only that but you could prefab the whole structure, then store it until you need it. Instant FEMA emergency response shelters. Just throw them on a C-17 or sling them under a Chinook and fly them to where you need them. Earthquake, flood, town wiped out by tornadoes, just send in an "Instant Hotel".

And since they are designed around standard containers the trucks, trains, ships to transport them are probably already on site.

And for third world holes like Haiti, Afghanistan or any of the others. Well they are a lot more sturdy and forgiving of neglect than a tar-paper or corrugated iron shack.

[monday]

"And for third world holes like Haiti, Afghanistan or any of the others. Well they are a lot more sturdy and forgiving of neglect than a tar-paper or corrugated iron shack. "

Too expensive for Haitians though. Even uninsulated ones, (uninhabitable in hot tropical weather) cost from $1000 (used) to $3000 (new). No windows or doors either. Kitting one out so that it is habitable would be several times as expensive as typical Haitian construction methods. That is why they don't use them.