tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87727425724244472452024-03-05T04:27:39.888-08:00ARCHIMEDE INSTITUTEShelters and housing for difficult physical and/or social environmentsJacques POIRIERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01950469985662429634noreply@blogger.comBlogger112125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772742572424447245.post-66971715062116919042020-11-20T11:01:00.001-08:002021-08-21T09:09:05.980-07:00THE INSTITUTE WELCOMES YOU<div align="justify">
<span class="Apple-style-span" face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif" style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>IMPORTANT NEWS: RECOGNIZING THE EFFORTS OF THE TIJUANA POPULATION TO GREET AND CARE FOR THE HORDES OF HAITIANS THAT ARE STRANDED AT THE US BORDER, WE CHOOSE TO JOIN FORCE WITH THEM TO PROVIDE A FEW JOBS FOR THESE BRAVE CONSTRUCTION MEN AN THEIR FAMILIES WHO CROSSED SEVERAL COUNTRIES IN THE HOPE OF ENTERING THE UNITED STATES. SINCE THEIR OWN COUNTRY STILL HAS 75,000 TENTS THAT CANNOT RESIST THE NEXT HURRICANE, WE CHOSE TO SELECT A FEW OF THEM TO HELP REPLACING THEM WITH OUR OWN BRAND OF HURRICANE PROOF SHELTERS. WE HAVE AN EXCITING NEW BEGINNING AS A MEXICAN NON-PROFIT WITH A REFUGEE CAMP TESTING AND PROTOTYPING UNIT (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/bajacamps">BajaCAMPS</a>). WE ARE TO FINALIZE AND TEST AN EXCITING PROTOTYPES OF OUR BETTER AND SAFER AFFORDABLE REFUGEE VILLAGE THIS COMING YEAR.</b></span><br />
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A heartily felt welcome to all who have reached this site. still being completed We are a non-profit organization dedicated to the creation of sturdier and cheaper hurricane and tsunami shelters, refugee and general housing for disaster prone sites. We appreciate 'accidental tourists' to our site since they often bring us something unusual. We are indeed looking for people with ordinary faults and extraordinary qualities. If you are someone with extraordinary faults and ordinary qualities, please go somewhere else. Although we pay travel and expense, our members get no salary. It goes without saying that our recruitment effort is mostly aimed at recent retirees with time on their hand and a specific experience as outlined below.<br />
We will be recruiting new members with skills and experience in natural disaster management, designers with special interest in forensics. We are also seeking people with knowledge of World Bank , Red Cross and other similar NGOs methods. We need structural analysts to investigate the properties of other Archimede or Catalan solid for building shelters. We need engineers for structural design evaluation and also to supervise testing at our lab. We need industrialists, purchasing agents and other specialists in logistics, customs, maritime transport etc...<br />
Our first recruits will be those with skills in fund-raising! (Logical, no?) Actually, anyone with a strong desire to be part of this 12 year project should join us for a most rewarding experience. You can get more details by reading all the posts coming up at the <a href="http://archinstitute.blogspot.com/search/label/WHY">WHY </a>button above.<br />
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Many thanks for doing all of that...Now enjoy the site! You can comment on some posts and you also invite you to collaborate your own ideas into your own post; just write us directly at <a href="mailto:jacquesbpoirier@gmail.com">bajaq@gmail.com</a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyJ7RStaHyoZzEGHGeKpN1MZIwUKeJUxBREfKVK-hYNpzDBU9q5Eg5iJLTDfNs0LTO8NjmQE1Ig6CRepRjRQyVsujijYO85gsk6j4a1gIQixG7b91xAh6myPh-5nsOpL4MV2pq5fIFd6c/s1600-h/signature.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135004324503690898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyJ7RStaHyoZzEGHGeKpN1MZIwUKeJUxBREfKVK-hYNpzDBU9q5Eg5iJLTDfNs0LTO8NjmQE1Ig6CRepRjRQyVsujijYO85gsk6j4a1gIQixG7b91xAh6myPh-5nsOpL4MV2pq5fIFd6c/s400/signature.gif" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px;" /></a><br />
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Jim Poirier, architectural engineer<br />
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Jacques POIRIERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01950469985662429634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772742572424447245.post-79618838393624492732010-12-12T13:03:00.000-08:002010-09-19T10:37:50.555-07:00IN BRIEF...<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://lh3.google.com/bajacq/RzIV1vL-hgI/AAAAAAAABxg/w46fN9l4EFc/s800/COLD.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://lh3.google.com/bajacq/RzIV1vL-hgI/AAAAAAAABxg/w46fN9l4EFc/s800/COLD.jpg" style="float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; width: 400px;" /></a>In 1980 our director designed a manufactured house that could be erected on the Canadian permafrost zones, one that would be raised to better resist the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">fierce</span> winds and to avoid the potentially disastrous melting of the soil below it. To that end he joined forces with Placide <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Poulin</span> and his manufacturing group to create <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Archimede</span> Systems Inc., setting up a plant in eastern <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Québec</span>. There Jacques designed presses to inject panels with high-grade insulating rigid foams. He chose the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">rhomboid</span> geometry for strength, but also for the convenient manufacturing feature that all panels are nearly identical except for the openings. Before a few were erected in the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Nunavik</span>, the model caught on in the lower latitudes, thanks partly because of the high insulation values and the low price. Two years and $12M produced later, the houses were being built with little changes in the tropics; several of them were later hit by hurricanes Hugo, Frederic, David and a host of minor storms, all with little or no damage. They are still today the story of legends. But <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Archimede Systems Inc. </span>had <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">advertised</span> the house as 'hurricane-proof' after conducting tests at the Laval University Civil Engineering wind tunnel in <a href="http://nibeau.com/images/COLD2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br />
<a href="http://nibeau.com/images/COLD2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBdlbT6SJvofa1iTtb6vjiLPtMGIoIthJS-gq3atEWF3rde9iGEuMGeBsrZKjUPGEbvvw1oVfrY32FZPw-_aeN0yjjh7iLzRL16jl2IIMMd3t0Y1qH8_rCPB8yHVIdm9F2dEOcTjimog/s1600/COLD2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBdlbT6SJvofa1iTtb6vjiLPtMGIoIthJS-gq3atEWF3rde9iGEuMGeBsrZKjUPGEbvvw1oVfrY32FZPw-_aeN0yjjh7iLzRL16jl2IIMMd3t0Y1qH8_rCPB8yHVIdm9F2dEOcTjimog/s320/COLD2.jpg" /></a></div>Quebec City. Yet the theory was there already, for the strength and for the low wind drag factors of these dodecahedron shapes. This was no fluke. Neither was the earthquake resistance that was factored in at the onset of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Archimede</span> program. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Rhombic</span> dodecahedron construction is notoriously resistive to horizontal shear in any direction. When raised on pillars that absorb the shocks, the deal is closed.<br />
However, there was a fluke: twenty five years later, after the Indonesian tsunami, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Poirier</span> met some scientists confirming that this Arctic building solutions would be perfect for tsunami resistance. Actually it was almost perfect. Something small had to be invented. But that's a story better covered in the '<a href="http://archinstitute.blogspot.com/search/label/Tsunamis">Tsunami</a>' keyword.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772742572424447245.post-15177456831581032082010-12-02T23:49:00.000-08:002010-09-19T17:37:55.941-07:00OUR PRODUCTS<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">LIGHTWEIGHT TEMPORARY SHELTERS<br />
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<ul><li><span style="font-size: 100%;">'<a href="http://archinstitute.blogspot.com/2001/01/abref.html" style="font-weight: bold;">ABREF</a>' -A fully-tested simple windproof refugee tent not requiring guy wires</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 100%;">Groupings of several '<a href="http://archinstitute.blogspot.com/2001/01/abrefs.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">ABREFS</span></a>' to form varied clusters more suitable for refugee quality of life</span></li>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">REFUGES AND PROTECTIVE SHELTERS<br />
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<ul><li><span style="font-size: 100%;">'<a href="http://archinstitute.blogspot.com/search/label/Tsunamis" style="font-weight: bold;">TSUTSU</a><a href="http://archinstitute.blogspot.com/2007/11/tsutsu.html">'</a> - 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.<br />
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<li><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_627215274">'</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_627215274">OPERA</a></span><a href="http://archinstitute.blogspot.com/search/label/OPERA">'</a> -A heli-portable operating room that is air-conditioned and fully aseptic, capable of being erected in one hour from its air cargo crate.<br />
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<li><span style="font-size: 100%;">Groupings of several '<a href="http://archinstitute.blogspot.com/2001/01/operas.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">OPERAS</span></a>' to form medical clusters for disaster areas.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 100%;">'<a href="http://archinstitute.blogspot.com/2001/01/logi.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">LOGI</span></a>' - Rigid modular shelter system for semi-permanent lodging and office space for NGO workers in disaster areas. Re-combinable in groupings called '<a href="http://archinstitute.blogspot.com/2001/01/logis.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">LOGIS</span></a>' that are extremely flexible.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 100%;">'<a href="http://archinstitute.blogspot.com/2001/01/loso.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">LOSO</span></a>' - A low-cost social housing system for semi-permanent or permanent housing for areas subjected to occasional cyclonic force winds.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 100%;">Groupings of '<a href="http://archinstitute.blogspot.com/2001/01/losos.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">LOSOS</span></a>' for higher density needs without harming privacy.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 100%;">'<a href="http://archinstitute.blogspot.com/2001/01/teco.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">TECO</span></a>' - A technical shelter for equipment (microwave, diesel, generation, etc..)</span></li>
</ul><span style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;">'EXTREME' HOUSING</span><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />
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<ul><li><span style="font-size: 100%;">'<a href="http://archinstitute.blogspot.com/2001/01/safo.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SAFO</span></a>' - A low-cost tsunami-safe housing solution to be manufactured internationally under license .<br />
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<li><span style="font-size: 100%;">'<a href="http://archinstitute.blogspot.com/2001/01/reso.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">RESO</span></a>' -A medium cost resort housing solution for tsunami, hurricane and earthquake prone areas<br />
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<li><span style="font-size: 100%;">Groupings of several '<a href="http://archinstitute.blogspot.com/2001/01/resos.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">RESOS</span></a>' to form varied clusters that are safe, yet lively and attractive.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_33771960">'</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://archinstitute.blogspot.com/search/label/ARCTA">ARCTA</a></span><a href="http://archinstitute.blogspot.com/search/label/ARCTA">'</a> - a warm and windproof arctic house for permafrost areas<br />
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://archinstitute.blogspot.com/search/label/ARCTA">B</a>AJA DOS</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><a href="http://archinstitute.blogspot.com/search/label/ARCTA">'</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">- an earthquake proof and hurricane proof housing for hillside construction.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://archinstitute.blogspot.com/search/label/ARCTA">B</a>AJA TRES</span><a href="http://archinstitute.blogspot.com/search/label/ARCTA">'</a> - </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">an earthquake, tsunami and hurricane proof housing for seaside construction</span></li>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">OTHER BUILDINGS (design only)<br />
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<ul><li><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">'<a href="http://archinstitute.blogspot.com/2010/04/towo-small-earthquake-and-hurricane.html">TOWO'</a> </span>- 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.</span></li>
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<ul></ul><ul><li><b>'</b><a href="http://archinstitute.blogspot.com/2005/04/injection-machinery-1990-third.html"><b>MUCHO'</b></a> - 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.</li>
</ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772742572424447245.post-39116364698772092212010-12-01T04:59:00.000-08:002007-11-22T23:49:36.282-08:00OUR SERVICES<p align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS</strong></span></p><ul><li><div align="justify">ANALYSIS OF RECONSTRUCTION PROBLEMS AFTER NATURAL DISASTERS </div></li><li><div align="justify">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.</div></li><li><div align="justify">We certainly include the human and financial problems factored into the problem-solving equations.<br /></div></li><li><div align="justify">ANALYSIS OF CONSTRUCTION PRODUCT AND PROCESSES </div></li><li><div align="justify">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. </div></li><li><div align="justify">We have had experience under most latitudes, as opposed to most architects who spend their entire life under a single environment.<br /></div></li></ul><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">INDUSTRIAL DESIGN</span></strong></div><ul><li><div align="justify">DISASTER PROTECTIVE DESIGN </div></li><li><div align="justify">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.</div></li><li><div align="justify">PROTOYPING AND TESTING </div></li><li><div align="justify">We are equiped to rapidly test the proposed solutions in housing*, both for structural performance and for manufacturing and erection time studies. </div></li><li><div align="justify"></div></li></ul><p align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">LIMITED PRODUCTION RUNS AND TRAINING</span></strong></p><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><ul><li></strong>TRIAL RUNS FOR NEW TECHNOLOGIES. </li><li>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.</li><li>TEACHING PRODUCTION RUNS<br />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.<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span></li></ul><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>TEACHING AND LICENSING OF TECHNOLOGY</strong></span></p><ul><li>THE FUTURE OF THE INSTITUTE.<br />In 4-6 years, there should be enough maturity in our methods to allow us to teach them on a full-time basis. </li><li>LICENSING:<br />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.</li></ul>Jacques POIRIERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01950469985662429634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772742572424447245.post-7255827696829972142010-07-20T07:34:00.001-07:002010-07-20T07:34:52.963-07:00TESTING FOR HURRICANES - THE NEXT LAB<iframe src='http://video.construction.com/linking/index.jsp?skin=oneclip&ehv=http://construction.com/video/&fr_story=4ff642324d612e6e0228ce92edba8f6cdb981f1c&rf=ev&hl=true' width=402 height=306 scrolling='no' frameborder=0 marginwidth=0 marginheight=0></iframe>Jacques POIRIERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01950469985662429634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772742572424447245.post-69583448940132586832010-05-17T16:56:00.000-07:002007-12-08T15:03:33.530-08:00ARCHIMEDE NO-WASTE APPROACH<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">From the start we chose the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">rhomboid</span> geometry that is made up of identical parallelograms. Just like with squares and rectangles, parallelograms can be made up of rectangular sheathing without wasting any of it.<br />Here is a demonstration: typically, our standard roof panels can be made up of two 4x8 sheets with no waste, one being cut diagonally , as shown in diagram below. This represent the roof of one 180 ft2 hexagonal module.<br /><br /><object><embed menu="false" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://nibeau.com/images/3.swf" bgcolor="#848484" height="320" width="400"></embed></object><br /><object></object><br />This stronger 'vaulted' surface is made up of three planes, each one made up of of-the-shelf building materials. You need to love that since it also applies to walls and underside panels (in the case of <a style="BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: groove" href="http://archinstitute.blogspot.com/search/label/Stilt%20Housing">stilt houses</a> )</div>Jacques POIRIERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01950469985662429634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772742572424447245.post-10252052471717148962010-04-13T07:45:00.000-07:002010-04-13T07:45:59.350-07:00EARTHQUAKE, HURRICANE AND TSUNAMI PROOF<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_plPojiRGz4o/S7zX2LwXpvI/AAAAAAAAR7s/uTEEmqlAzmE/2ab.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_plPojiRGz4o/S7zX2LwXpvI/AAAAAAAAR7s/uTEEmqlAzmE/2ab.jpg" /></a></div>Jacques POIRIERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01950469985662429634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772742572424447245.post-83499876745956310032010-04-10T08:48:00.000-07:002010-04-10T08:48:47.529-07:00'MUCHOMAS' - THE ULTIMATE RAPID RECONSTRUCTION SOLUTIONJacques POIRIERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01950469985662429634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772742572424447245.post-89524454076346613202010-04-06T23:05:00.000-07:002012-06-06T14:58:51.964-07:00'ARCTA' - THE PERFECT ARCTIC SHELTER<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Design with the help of Dr. Richard Chill, the late famous Canadian arctic construction specialist, these Arctic houses have been used by the Inuit nation for offices, residence and in one case, a caribou meat freezer-room! <i>Selling a Frigidaire to Eskimos</i> is not a lame joke anymore!<br />
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They are exposed to high winds and need to be raised so as not to melt down into the permafrost. The three-legged solutions are easily ajustable, as with a tripod, and the shade provided under the house keeps the sun from playing havoc with the grounds. Interestingly, the cavity under the floor is put to good use: in one module, an oil tank, in the other fresh water, and in the third, a holding tank for refuse. Interconnected, these cavities form a plenum that is pressurized with warm air diffusing through the floor registers, but also through tiny holes placed near the outside wall to prevent condensation forming where air does not circulate well. All Archimede houses have a fabulous shell to keep the occupants warm, sometimes associated with quadruple glazed windows that never show frost build-ups. But the sub-floor cavity in ALL OF THEM is a warm air distribution plenum <a href="http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com.mx%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DiwAAAAAAMBAJ%26lpg%3DPP1%26pg%3DPA80%23v%3Dtwopage%26q%26f%3Dfalse">(see article in Popular Science magazine) </a>, a feature that is equally appreciated in our many <a href="http://archinstitute.blogspot.com/2006/11/ski-resorts-on-stilts.html">ski resorts condos</a> where simple plastic tubes are fitted into holes through the flooring, forming a natural dying setup for wet ski boots inverted over them. Much appreciated is the fact that the area under and around the house is mostly clear of snow buildups since the low drag underside accelerates the weakest winds. As for the super-resistance of these panelized shape of these modular structure, read this <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DxiL1Y_WbHBoU5eoOnkx-0ZwatlpPZtqKn9QRWQakRo/edit">recent article</a> by the inventor himself. The later can be reached at his<a href="mailto:jacquesbpoirier@gmail.com"> email address</a>Jacques POIRIERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01950469985662429634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772742572424447245.post-1385378291036239312010-04-06T22:55:00.000-07:002010-04-10T07:42:50.204-07:00'TOWO', A SMALL EARTHQUAKE AND HURRICANE RESISTANT TOWER<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9IUxvYw3oyHZwIeS6E6RlZh4NaSGjZ2-FGp4LBX63Dr4xg7EV0Tt8daWPe_X5nWB4PLXfLvZygPewLaUzjl-AjbI-YL4C9Il72T1X3pjD3U9Do0RD5DpGOCKR09l9v3QsDWv08zx3RQc/s1600/image1381.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9IUxvYw3oyHZwIeS6E6RlZh4NaSGjZ2-FGp4LBX63Dr4xg7EV0Tt8daWPe_X5nWB4PLXfLvZygPewLaUzjl-AjbI-YL4C9Il72T1X3pjD3U9Do0RD5DpGOCKR09l9v3QsDWv08zx3RQc/s640/image1381.jpg" width="593" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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strong and efficient, these machines lacked the flexibity of the lighter and cheaper later models.<br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Rigid urethane insulation has been used in the building and construction industries since the 1950’s. Over the past 40 years, in excess of 500 million square metres of insulated panels have been manufactured by the continuous lamination process and have been successfully used in roof and wall cladding applications worldwide.</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The superior long term performance of metal faced insulated panels with rigid urethane cores is now widely recognised by building investors and designers when compared with site assembled, multi-part, built-up cladding systems. This has resulted in significant growth for this type of construction system.</span></span></div><h4 style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The main reasons for this growth are:</span></span></h4><ul style="margin-top: 0px;"><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Increasingly stringent building regulations, which in many countries require the use of insulation to comply with energy efficiency and CO</span></span><sub><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></sub><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> emission targets.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The rising cost of fuel and energy. Effective thermal insulation can reduce HVAC / heating costs by up to 40% wherever it is installed.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The environmental cost of energy production is also a factor which now needs to be considered. The burning of fossil fuels for energy production is estimated to contribute 80% of the world’s CO</span></span><sub><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></sub><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">emissions. These green-house gases contribute to the problem of global warming, and so the conservation of energy is the most direct and cheap way to reduce CO</span></span><sub><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></sub><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> emissions and thus control global warming.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Industry experts estimate that worldwide insulation of buildings to optimum standards could reduce global energy requirements by more than 10%.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Rapid site assembly and early completion of a building project is demanded by investors and insulated sandwich panels provide ‘single fix’ fast on-site installation.</span></span></li>
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We also work with housing manufacturers to help them perfect their products aimed at the reconstruction market.<br />
Finally we are actively involved with a few refugee tent manufacturers as well as with their end users, be they Doctors Without Borders or the Red Cross.Jacques POIRIERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01950469985662429634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772742572424447245.post-38515365460008324532010-02-19T16:20:00.000-08:002010-02-19T16:20:59.621-08:00OUR COORDINATES<ul><li>In <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cantamar</span>, Mexico</li>
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<ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li>Jacques Poirier, dir. <a href="mailto:jacquesbpoirier@gmail.com" style="font-weight: normal;">jacquesbpoirier@gmail.com</a><br />
Nicole Beaudry, ass. dir. <a href="mailto:beaudrynicole@yahoo.com" style="font-weight: normal;">beaudrynicole@yahoo.com</a></li>
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<ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Luc Piché</span>, Paris FR <a href="mailto:lucpiche@gmail.com"> lucpiche@gmail.com</a><br />
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<li><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="mailto:jacquesbpoirier@gmail.com">Jim Poirier</a></span>, B.Sc.-B.Arch- Industrial Designer- Architect and Director of the Institute-<span style="font-style: italic;">(English-French</span>)</li>
<li><strong>Robert Bianchi,</strong> B.A., B.Arch. <em>(English-French-Italian)</em></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="mailto:q_esquien@yahoo.com">Marcello DelRio</a>,</span> Arch. - Architect<span style="font-style: italic;"> (English- Spanish-Portuguese)</span> </li>
<li><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="mailto:beaudrynicole@yahoo.com">Nicole Beaudry</a></span>, M.B.A. -Public Relations- <span style="font-style: italic;">(English-French-Spanish</span>)</li>
<li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jimmy Gauthier</span>, P.Ing. - Structural Engineer<span style="font-style: italic;"> - (English-French)</span> </li>
<li><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="mailto:lucpiche@gmail.com">Luc Piché</a>,</span> M.B.A. - Scs.Pol, Financial Analyst <span style="font-style: italic;">(Paris FR)</span><span style="font-style: italic;">-(English-French-Japanese)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jacques Caouette</span>, B.Sc. Industrial Designer -Technologist - <span style="font-style: italic;">(French-English)</span> </li>
<li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ruben Mendez Paz, </span>Construction Technologist - <span style="font-style: italic;">(</span><span style="font-style: italic;">Spanish</span>-<span style="font-style: italic;">English)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="mailto:etreisman@aol.com">Eric Triesman</a>, </span>Attorney - <span style="font-style: italic;">(</span><span style="font-style: italic;">Recently passed away)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="mailto:swansnest@sbcglobal.net">Allen Huston</a>,</span>Construction Technologist - <span style="font-style: italic;">(</span><span style="font-style: italic;">English-Spanish)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Javier Guerrero,</span><span style="font-size: 0px;"> </span>Construction Technologist - <span style="font-style: italic;">(</span><span style="font-style: italic;">English-Spanish)</span></li>
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We are actively recruiting associate construction professionals. Please <a href="mailto:jacquesbpoirier@gmail.com">drop us a line here</a> mentioning your related experience. Other skills in sociology, logistics, international Affairs, refugee affairs highly wished for. Weather scientists and experts to join soon.Jacques POIRIERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01950469985662429634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772742572424447245.post-34338674694488452482009-11-16T23:25:00.000-08:002008-12-14T05:13:40.746-08:00ARCHITECTS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWcJdQJTV7DKbe-8FyJjQYKe3Q_6kg0VWsl2TBwy4VUma2AXQFQTRWyyACzXmLiNIrOzutMWaC5kLhR4wAHq0z3sykKvC8u6TzbHdWPnrHCFsNCHvYGeULez6sdhAKooF7WdyqCpBhB9s/s1600-h/jim.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWcJdQJTV7DKbe-8FyJjQYKe3Q_6kg0VWsl2TBwy4VUma2AXQFQTRWyyACzXmLiNIrOzutMWaC5kLhR4wAHq0z3sykKvC8u6TzbHdWPnrHCFsNCHvYGeULez6sdhAKooF7WdyqCpBhB9s/s400/jim.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133337443401145538" border="0" /></a>Because of their unique position between scientists/engineers and social workers/artists, architects are sometimes the best guarantors of the successful preventive construction as well as the secure rebuilding effort after a disaster. Because they take into account human behavior and local culture, they are well equipped to anticipate the use given to their building programs. Before the Indonesian tsunami, good architects had made upper floor balconies accessible from the street, thereby saving many lives when the high waves rolled in. In some cases, these resort stairs were accepted by the resort owners only after a fight, yet they saved many lives.<br />More and more architects working with our Director Jacques Poirier. Most have had direct experience with construction under extreme conditions. Architect Robert Bianchi (Montréal) was involved with arctic construction, Marcello DelRio (Mexico) did the same within the tropical hurricane context. Others including Poirier himself worked with Habitat for Humanity and have had African and Asiatic experience like him.Jacques POIRIERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01950469985662429634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772742572424447245.post-24525315642594960402009-11-15T13:28:00.000-08:002014-04-19T02:17:18.775-07:00MATHEMATICS<div style="text-align: justify;">
Out of fear or malice, mathematicians have been banned from construction sites ever since one was decapitated by a Pharaoh to avoid the future duplication of a most successful pyramid. Masons and carpenters loathe mathematics, and it certainly shows: almost every building material measures either 2x4x8(studs), 8x8x16(cinder blocks), 4x8 feet(sheatings of all kinds).<br />
One could conclude that the multiplication x2 is the only intellectuality tolerated on a building site. As a result, <span style="font-weight: bold;">everything built ends up rectangular</span>. The average house has 16,000 ninety degree angles collecting dust.<br />
Now if any of these otherwise fine tradesmen knew by heart the square root of three , they could actually build hexagonal floor plans and stop creating wasteful corners ! More to the point, they could actually graduate to rhombic maths where super strong space saving shapes could replace fragile orthogonal structures. When not perfectly built, these can skew, warp, twist and also get buffeted by strong winds. There are no large cubic structures in nature. Having a third horizontal axis as with hexagonal grid does wonders for earthquake and wind resistance. And to think! the bees have had that figured out hundreds of millions years ago*.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Note: Sure, you can approximate an hexagon by first scribing a circle and cutting down its perimeter at six intervals. But nothing accurate can occur unless you use a little trigonometry, the Tangent of 60 degrees, or...at the very least remember 1.732051, the square root of 3, a number that represents the ratio of the side of the hexagon to its narrowest width. If you visited the rest of this site, it will become obvious to you that from now on every child should remember 1.732051, the same number of digits as your average phone number. We can do it!</span></span><br />
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Jacques POIRIERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01950469985662429634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772742572424447245.post-2617122392778039192008-10-18T10:32:00.000-07:002010-04-15T08:02:28.080-07:00HURRICANE PROOF CONSTRUCTIONWith over 1000 houses in several countries, some for almost 30 years, we were bound to have weathered a few hurricanes. The Caribbean beach resorts were successively exposed to Hugo, Frederic, David and a host of other hurricanes with no damage whatsoever. One occupant weathered Hugo from his living room bay window and commented<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG28ZxHKqfC2Uz_IcdRkEgdOuJVrj0AiO2ZkiAaXqpBgWoyGC6TCt0MQM13vhd3OX1XFGrsTy6WQgBXsp5cOtrtjVC5ixDFk4OFnuGW17N2KBLn7qEBPJMJrnMj3XTIY0XrBSQm92HLso/s1600-h/Copy+%282%29+of+sintmaarten.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123439129501539202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG28ZxHKqfC2Uz_IcdRkEgdOuJVrj0AiO2ZkiAaXqpBgWoyGC6TCt0MQM13vhd3OX1XFGrsTy6WQgBXsp5cOtrtjVC5ixDFk4OFnuGW17N2KBLn7qEBPJMJrnMj3XTIY0XrBSQm92HLso/s400/Copy+%282%29+of+sintmaarten.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px;" /></a> humoristically: <span style="font-style: italic;">"Inside, it's quiet and still while outside, it's a raging inferno. I felt I was sitting safely inside an ambulance looking out"<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">On September 5, 1995, as the worst storm to ever hit Sint Maarten (Dutch Antilles), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Luis">hurricane Luis </a>had wind</span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8iIiauwEhb-1Q3opKZwKzRMrBCMDO6wl-g1MmH3xFURz43T2mFH9BoxhCZGRlDLkj4wR_STTUZFCPYh2JtVpUI3sudREG4UsRAnirS_3XQePoRYSVKM-Z8-KAgiZMoRhwKhu-PyJW2Cw/s1600-h/Copy+of+sintmaarten.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123438884688403314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8iIiauwEhb-1Q3opKZwKzRMrBCMDO6wl-g1MmH3xFURz43T2mFH9BoxhCZGRlDLkj4wR_STTUZFCPYh2JtVpUI3sudREG4UsRAnirS_3XQePoRYSVKM-Z8-KAgiZMoRhwKhu-PyJW2Cw/s400/Copy+of+sintmaarten.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">s of 185 mph gusting to over 200 mph (~340km). This category 5 hurricane had the bad idea to just sit on Guana Bay Beach for 12 straight hours, a horrible rarity causing $2B in damage. Over 80% of houses we damaged and the island closed down to tourism for a long time. Around our 40 condos, concrete swimming pools were floated away, all plants lost all leaves and then limbs, massive concrete block houses were thrown down, concrete sidewalks and bulkwalls were exploded by the boiling sea. Yet as an upcoming video to be seen here will show, we had a $2500 damage per house average, mostly acrylics for the upstairs balcony railings and a few outside AC units torn off. Out of 400, we lost one window. This did NOT happen by chance...and I was there in person, witnessing the entire event from unit #26. For the next two weeks, I scoured the island to find out WHAT BREAKS and WHAT RESISTS during a hurricane. This is my unofficial Post Graduate Study Program. Conclusion: You need to know that you never know enough, but you also need to share what you know better with all those around you. That is the leitmotiv of the ARCHIMEDE INSTITUTE</span><br />
</span>Jacques POIRIERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01950469985662429634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772742572424447245.post-41299432023072280022008-04-10T08:28:00.000-07:002010-04-10T10:52:53.505-07:00TENTS AND WIND - A SERIOUS PROBLEM<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfC3Hhy6cBt41CWs2hU-KLTP41tIJWemTCTqNSFgmoDIyY1hJqGwMTMtlhp3MnJnfKFFHk5OH5zfo4K-DvrbNlwK7Y6QGQ5M8U2zniBaSwVVUazKkM38prWkgydwBWiZ8rgFysiELCKqo/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfC3Hhy6cBt41CWs2hU-KLTP41tIJWemTCTqNSFgmoDIyY1hJqGwMTMtlhp3MnJnfKFFHk5OH5zfo4K-DvrbNlwK7Y6QGQ5M8U2zniBaSwVVUazKkM38prWkgydwBWiZ8rgFysiELCKqo/" /></a></div>It is our most sincere desire that the million of Haitians living in tents during the upcoming storm season do not suffer the inequities of other refugess (shown in picture, Jordanian refugees after a wind storm).Jacques POIRIERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01950469985662429634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772742572424447245.post-56392989533088918262007-12-17T05:04:00.000-08:002010-09-13T23:22:48.473-07:00FOUNDING CORPORATE SPONSORS<span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: 100%;"></span><br />
<div align="justify"><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">PrintSF is a first printing resource available on the 50,000 client base </span><a href="http://salesforce.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Salesforce.com</span></a></span></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_plPojiRGz4o/S393Z7-G-MI/AAAAAAAARHc/pxti2oR0Ono/s1600/image328.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_plPojiRGz4o/S393Z7-G-MI/AAAAAAAARHc/pxti2oR0Ono/s320/image328.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It's CEO and originator is a forty years old whiz who already made a fortune by reinventing how real estate is sold in California. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"></span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Mark Cira was he young executive behind the real estate software that allows for 'paperless transactions' was a hit in Southern California. Now active in another venture with similar 'paperless' goals for the corporate printing, he nevertheless took the time to become a pilot an owner, founding SkyDiego two years ago. A generous man whose altruistic streak knows no borders, Mark was instrumental in advising as well as coming up with a founding donation of $2000.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"></span></span><br />
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<tr><td><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">After more than ten years in the custom stair building business Stairframe Systems Inc. started steel framing staircases in 1999 with custom designed 16 gauge welded steel stringers for builders across North America.</span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtu0vy3TRwhL8NNtUoikCTq_RsQcGvyA78NgS89DlE2H49ma42pR53pwcExKg97d1JstMBvbNatMLj0g-8Qyc94dlkOuNcEErA0JpcYAEhpSTHE4-QypoODLvpht-l1TgQlJ73B1_o1is/s1600-h/stairfr.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133963301740551426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtu0vy3TRwhL8NNtUoikCTq_RsQcGvyA78NgS89DlE2H49ma42pR53pwcExKg97d1JstMBvbNatMLj0g-8Qyc94dlkOuNcEErA0JpcYAEhpSTHE4-QypoODLvpht-l1TgQlJ73B1_o1is/s200/stairfr.png" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span> </span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Today, under the new management and ownership of Von Arx Tool & Die Inc, Stairframe (91245365 Québec) Inc. manufactures and distributes a small yet highly versatile inventory of modular welded steel stair stringers of predetermined riser heights, the combinations of which when mix and matching the stringers leading to and from a landing (framed by the builder) create different combination</span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">s for any floor-to floor height. 21 SKUs in all, designed to make the distributors’ and the stair builders’ job simpler and better.<br />
The generous CEO Claude Ranger has revolutionized the modular staircase concept. His products have a definite future in some of our two-story concepts; their labor-saving and price advantage, plus the security they provide when we work with untrained crews.</span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Since we are dedicated at providing safe earthquake resisitive 2-story houses, his concepts will fit perfectly.<br />
</span> </span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8772742572424447245&postID=5639298953308891826" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134155011900775778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSP-_UG9dtgf99BELqbnH_4u8d4jQqhZiCSP2bnwyYqae0cWOZD0JmLMuMntxCpa__ErHHSiKcY5o71wJFv-WOlHuHy-IPlSVRZnYgCMnpu5oTF8fNrcHNhOvrgBrvPzWff0fsE1hXCFs/s200/logo.png" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 43px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 200px;" /></a></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This major quality tent manufacturers already serves the refugee tent market very well. As a donor for our institute he will be first to profit from our new geometrical designs, more easily clusterable tents with no guy wires to trip little kids. We intend to develop the prototypes with their research branch.</span> </span></td></tr>
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</tbody></table></div>Jacques POIRIERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01950469985662429634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772742572424447245.post-48550344753748242242007-11-30T21:57:00.001-08:002008-12-14T05:13:43.444-08:00TSUTSU<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVp0idwE8rLvl4t2qH6YxNynB-hNSPBBXaCCm-IURwnL4_1KmDI8_77nsajDo7CavWrkJgSLK4Ws9otuERQSUQAMm_sTjH4dESvpOae3KObJCU8yL2YR_95N_-lVoKQV9xOQgPeWiDzk/s1600-r/RR.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGXwtAqKkSfCMLGKuqFtyQ5T0ha9XKr1rm1OUiXgZR2AQ4X1CK1eNw-UNPiJlWKKdtAVPa5-PpF7Ym3Qh3VvG-oqeeLApTr0kgc_ISKUseE4Q1fRJnbO10Hyt6L7dDWDJS0rTuKL4Kp5E/s400/RR.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138879987575055378" border="0" /></a>Most tsunamis have a '<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">run up</span>' of <a href="http://archinstitute.blogspot.com/2006/11/tsunami-probabilities.html">no more than 1.5 m.</a> Building our shelter on stilts takes care of those easily, especially i<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjasALm3RpJ949oYwUELZxx7024lZjrdi32wVoC74U1a-xkkGLFxp6rWXn8BWg2jnPeljUeITnXwKtf-SsKAEcT8SytC9ZCTAFrrpfQAOIRfho_wK7qK0NpLJP6nGPxJ1lL0y4_-o1BRsM/s1600-r/RRRRRRR.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijd6-nbM37mk5bofBH9mN7t1SJY92vJH77z3yi1S3ksjCOJkhUzICThPUIroCPDhs_3jW6uFnEC7qXbhH-FbCKc9Js20x9AeBRqLkJYjaEB3seXb9bJAhW4wc7RAdSD845Ea3ogWvLcXk/s400/RRRRRRR.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138883762851308626" border="0" /></a>f the columnar supports dont have permanent walls or other obstacles attached to them. Stairs and other light artifacts can be swept away with no strain of the building itself, although we recommend at least one self buttressing set of concrete stairs to allow beach uccupants to climb up to safety. The entire shelter is surrounded by a circular set of steel railing both to allow endangered people to hang on and climb aboard, and for protection of the building itself against floating debris. There are six entry points all around the structure to allow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg47zF_rSlgqZbwOwPxtMy9Zii-8jSYeCXuL8EiDDIcvPr8JutllpNEumJoNoiaKwZ41YIRShaD5BtyIxJCbwM3PLPSxGfbLpPK89LXL-OrhRhcS955Fa76cH059Z5lN0LnE8kEOuJAzXU/s1600-r/RRR.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigC6UvJt0NTKVSwtbEbA4GmJ5W8ZfTwvWUYgXRT6E_WKeTKmL_QC727k37fgItkOI2izKMsKXZkFgFbAfIO7j6GzAuao6k1-_wOx_2DZy_c0v4dwrymqfomuHGZ992ZLw-OuTrMvDzEzo/s400/RRR.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138883754261373986" border="0" /></a> admission of these people, with 3 doors and 6 windows.<br />As with the <a href="http://archinstitute.blogspot.com/2006/10/carribean-condos.html">Archimede beach resorts,</a><br />these structures are much appreciated since they do no block the views nor the access to the beach. Instead they provide shade and interesting paths to the beach itself.<br />Although the statistical approach is still very imperfect, the probabilities for a bigger tsunami are very real, one for instance that could generate a few run-ups of over 3 meters. In such a case, the shelter is still quite valid since the pressures expected on the shell are well handled by properties that have been known for almost thirty years. The behavior of the steel connectors and panels is entirely predictable in a symetrical arrangement of dodecahedral modules.<br />Also known is the fact that the 100-year tsunami could have a run-up of over 3 meters, one that would pressure the structure to the point of endangering its columns and their connection to ground or building. In such an occurence, a powerful upsurge on those conn<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7oEIf886fDw8G4iouBTYVyy4KfJ_gVL6WOulx8mGHk1blE9X_eIYjcXXa6Dz_J-mtp94_oWGQDhX-YAm1fUzFnHv-l1j1RSIEtF1OhLBE8hNXfCZ-ia9ooYpK-k5cO1r5cW_5lU4Wnk/s1600-r/RRR2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkLiS9Y57jtujzRXD24FqkdS5sGeP10ITnrA7dDbUbe_yew5cq91-X4KfEZdRg0jZnNrxtSfhkSARKY6o9f82sN_ehbgD5mLmDJQtkUYpgLxQ3O4g4fmgCxwk1h2Pq2nUTDqcJeX-pAas/s400/RRR2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138896244026270882" border="0" /></a>ectors would allow the entire building to float up thanks to sliding cylinders inserted into a sleeve cast into the concrete columns. Since the building itself has know flotation properties we can safely calculate that a crowd of 200 people can ride up the bigger waves with the building, the latter ajusting to the surge to a height of 3.5 to 4 meters.<br />In the highly unlikely tsunamis that could heave the building beyond the reach if it's cylinders, The shelter would simply detach itself and float inland harmlessly, giving it a chance to pick-up more people in danger. Since the outflow of a tsunami of that size is loaded with debris, the building<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLbgnP3XCRppH3aBsv2WwPBfeYAh7YQL7Y3sHELatS-bZD2pYQtFAdza9gWwk2KUYyyqytAGOES5iVHyG6_I35ZkSMN4JvsyNCEZH_ijTOQKmmDE_xnX1FfEdB7K1kf8qA0NtVXAcok8s/s1600-r/RRRRR.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiktOc-vs3PoY4bJDPORV3s9WUNugl_tIkBch5MZfqYhmd1waWkJ9t_MYN_ImYKh5QDYi0LiK7T2Mzwdad6R-B92ZGZdP10pS5VaBXmGP13sRwHpoZh0LD56QFNn5E0EOrORO4505Aa0pk/s400/RRRRR.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138883758556341314" border="0" /></a> would need to resist these pressure. The circular 'bumper7handrail' system will help deflect these problematic floating objects.<br />On the other hand, since the building is truly unsinkable because of the rigid foam in its panels, a worse case scenario would involve perforation of the shell, floating out at sea and a panicking crowd that would collect all on one side, tilting the structure dramatically. This is why additional flotation is provided in the form of plastic drums set under the floor, creating a counter force to the asymetrical loading of the floor. This is also the reason why a second floor is helpful as in such a case water would harmlessly flood part of the ground floor. Nervous occupants could safely go upstairs or even on the roof, awaiting help. It is know that again in the worse case scenario the building would never be far at sea, would be essentially undamaged and could be cran<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIDP-yvtuNGbaQmvQWj9J5oetuKh5YVmwYWaFQ4zYpF7VraepKp5nlzUgsYqf-fn8DqERC8VoNVtoAgGJJ26G82Snv9mmG8mfDn-K15Xw9lGPzoj24V72qB2g-Fjyooy8MYbTgdmhdHzE/s1600-r/RRRRRR.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAEtdtw35Eekym15MqGqaTcvWrFNZX3PlV9cmYnbyj0ceY4tlmlq1F48lhcd6zrD_0TP5Ar4Ge3g4ZEYJQLfxGNtOxZ7gc3FzTFLDjowEsnKaEPtRYEJRV0rIJRkspRwvL4KDoNdYqB2k/s400/RRRRRR.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138883762851308642" border="0" /></a>ed to its former site after inspection of the column system. If high capacity cranes ( 2 x 25-ton+ cap. each) were not available, again the worse case scenario would involve essentially unbolting 60 panels and re-attaching them by hand over the columns, essentially tightening 60 high capacity bolts with box wrenches. Of course in a case like this all the joints would have to be re-sprayed with urethane foam, an operation costing $2000 that can be carried out in one day. It would seem that there would be a lot of grateful volunteers for a job like this, repairing 'mama' after she took care of 200 people!Jacques POIRIERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01950469985662429634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772742572424447245.post-38773377013176672662007-11-21T19:11:00.000-08:002007-11-21T19:37:47.703-08:00ARCHIMEDE HURRICANE SHELTERSJacques POIRIERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01950469985662429634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772742572424447245.post-46597479483492572222007-11-19T21:31:00.000-08:002010-04-16T08:37:29.234-07:00CONTACTS<b>Membership:</b><br />
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</b></span></div>Jacques POIRIERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01950469985662429634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772742572424447245.post-16641089971613009842007-11-18T04:29:00.000-08:002008-12-14T05:13:43.858-08:00THE INSTITUTE'S MISSION<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Our mission is to use our diverse pool of experience to improve the design, the production and thus the availability of:<br /></span><ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Cyclone shelters for hurricane prone areas.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Refugee and medical shelters for harsh environments.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Temporary housing serving vastly diverse clienteles.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Low-cost social-housing in difficult physical or social environments.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Rebuilding programs for disaster zones, flooded areas, tsunami, earthquake and hurricane victim zones. These programs include everything from low-cost social housing to <a style="border-bottom-style: groove;" href="http://archinstitute.blogspot.com/search/label/Beach%20Resorts">high-end beach resorts.</a></span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Mobile or temporary housing units for health, security and logistic workers.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Fully equiped headquarters for NGOs and emergency management groups.<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Individual housing for s</span><span style="font-size:100%;">pecial nee</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ds in special contexts (More later).</span></li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Our aim is to help alleviate the worldwide shortages of these special construction projects. Our basic aim is to use all our skills and experience to make these more economical to produce while infinitely more reliable. To do all of this on a fast-track procurement , design, testing, manufacturing and delivery schedule is our ultimate goal. Ours is a non-profit organization and all of our past and future development ideas are and will be of public domain. To that end our patents will be licensed free of charge to all developing or disaster afflicted nations.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li><span style="font-size:100%;">We will always choose the most expedient and economical methods for our clients to reach their goals, forming their construction professionals, training their building crews, teaching their industrialist to produce our solutions locally.<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">To that end, after a design is accepted, we create a few prototypes for testing purposes, but also to give the representatives of the client a chance to learn the methods hands-on, living with us for a few weeks until he feels ready to duplicate our tooling and methods in his own country.<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">When the budget allows, our own multi-skill and multilingual building crews will travel to the client's country to build prototypes while training local construction workers with our techniques.</span></li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Our most sincere wish is to see a tenfold increase of the number of available cyclone shelters worldwide before 2012. This is entirely possible if we do it together. As a side benefit, the technology will seep through regular construction worldwide, helping produce a 10,000-fold increase in houses that ARE protected against hurricanes (or typhoons or cylcones). This could actually reduce the number of shelters required for an enlarging population. Before 2020? That's as good a target as any, don't you agree?</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: right; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLgaJQH9kUfGmsXJ_SRoEq29pwT7_JSWRxu1SmWDoM7SPO1Ty5i7tvz7Bdbun8JJMkH4hCE32QyCkh6yefZUsHlNGLjtUD_HdOLMZ9AzAOBF1BapikFx2YmjrxRrXVBmtIEbg6xFR2HOk/s1600-h/signature.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLgaJQH9kUfGmsXJ_SRoEq29pwT7_JSWRxu1SmWDoM7SPO1Ty5i7tvz7Bdbun8JJMkH4hCE32QyCkh6yefZUsHlNGLjtUD_HdOLMZ9AzAOBF1BapikFx2YmjrxRrXVBmtIEbg6xFR2HOk/s400/signature.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134997156203273858" border="0" /></a>Jacques B. Poirier, Director<br />The Archimede Institute<br />Cantamar MX<br /></span></div>Jacques POIRIERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01950469985662429634noreply@blogger.com