ARCHIMEDE INSTITUTE


OUR PRODUCTS

LIGHTWEIGHT TEMPORARY SHELTERS

  • 'ABREF' -A fully-tested simple windproof refugee tent not requiring guy wires
  • Groupings of several 'ABREFS' to form varied clusters more suitable for refugee quality of life

REFUGES AND PROTECTIVE SHELTERS

  • 'TSUTSU' - A low-cost and quickly erected permanent tsunami shelter that can handle even the worse water rise while protecting over 200 people. Usable at other times as a community center, school or medical clinic.
  • 'OPERA' -A heli-portable operating room that is air-conditioned and fully aseptic, capable of being erected in one hour from its air cargo crate.
  • Groupings of several 'OPERAS' to form medical clusters for disaster areas.
  • 'LOGI' - Rigid modular shelter system for semi-permanent lodging and office space for NGO workers in disaster areas. Re-combinable in groupings called 'LOGIS' that are extremely flexible.
  • 'LOSO' - A low-cost social housing system for semi-permanent or permanent housing for areas subjected to occasional cyclonic force winds.
  • Groupings of 'LOSOS' for higher density needs without harming privacy.
  • 'TECO' - A technical shelter for equipment (microwave, diesel, generation, etc..)
'EXTREME' HOUSING

  • 'SAFO' - A low-cost tsunami-safe housing solution to be manufactured internationally under license .
  • 'RESO' -A medium cost resort housing solution for tsunami, hurricane and earthquake prone areas
  • Groupings of several 'RESOS' to form varied clusters that are safe, yet lively and attractive.
  • 'ARCTA' - a warm and windproof arctic house for permafrost areas
  • BAJA DOS' - an earthquake proof and hurricane proof housing for hillside construction.
  • BAJA TRES' - an earthquake, tsunami and hurricane proof housing for seaside construction

OTHER BUILDINGS (design only)

  • 'TOWO' - A low to medium cost hurricane, earthquake and tsunami-safe high-rise building suitable for office or hotel building program. The prefabrication techniques are to be licensed internationally.

PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT- Design and Fabrication, training etc.. (design only)

    • 'MUCHO' - A high output panel injection system that can be shipped anywhere for the production of large-scale reconstruction projects involving urethane filled panels.A high output panel injection system that can be shipped anywhere for the production of large-scale reconstruction projects involving urethane filled panels.

    OUR SERVICES

    RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS

    • ANALYSIS OF RECONSTRUCTION PROBLEMS AFTER NATURAL DISASTERS
    • Our specialty is analysing complicated problems on a tight schedule. We mostly redirect insurance forensic work to specialist firms, yet we always write the overall reports and recommendations ourselves.
    • We certainly include the human and financial problems factored into the problem-solving equations.
    • ANALYSIS OF CONSTRUCTION PRODUCT AND PROCESSES
    • We take pride in keeping up to date with all international techniques, their comparative costs and human factors. This is the baseline for comparing all our presented solutions.
    • We have had experience under most latitudes, as opposed to most architects who spend their entire life under a single environment.
    INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
    • DISASTER PROTECTIVE DESIGN
    • We have built several groups of houses that have gone through major disasters with no damage, protecting their occupants and saving lives. This web site will show some of these.
    • PROTOYPING AND TESTING
    • We are equiped to rapidly test the proposed solutions in housing*, both for structural performance and for manufacturing and erection time studies.

    LIMITED PRODUCTION RUNS AND TRAINING

    • TRIAL RUNS FOR NEW TECHNOLOGIES.
    • We intend to organize these trials runs of 2 to 12 houses to test out the equipment and the methods. The product is often use to 'seed' larger projects and further troubleshoot transport to site, local implementation and acceptance of proposed units.
    • TEACHING PRODUCTION RUNS
      We insist in training plant superintendents here while using similar equipment and facilities. The products are erected locally to train crew chiefs sent here by our client.

    TEACHING AND LICENSING OF TECHNOLOGY

    • THE FUTURE OF THE INSTITUTE.
      In 4-6 years, there should be enough maturity in our methods to allow us to teach them on a full-time basis.
    • LICENSING:
      As described earlier, our licensing program is essentially free to developing nations while royalty-based for more advanced nations. We hope to have in a few years mirror organizations capable of spreading concepts similar to ours.