Archive for the ‘Portable Shelters’ Category

An Economic Way to House Refugees

In 2009, the UN Refugee Agency reported that more than 42 million people had been uprooted and considered refugees, meaning that these citizens no longer had a place to call home. This is due to many factors – mainly conflict, persecution and wars. The main problem to solve when it comes to refugees is finding [...]

Heat Swells, Causing Shelters to Fill Up

July may almost be over, but that doesn’t mean that the heat wave that has been causing havoc across America is going to be stopping anytime soon. At one point last week, almost half of the country was faced with heat wave warnings and there have actually been a number of deaths attributed to heat [...]

Zoning Changes for Emergency Shelters

If you have read this blog before, you are fully aware of the types of portable buildings available for numerous uses. From using a carport to harbor an old clunker you just can’t throw out to setting up a canopy for an awesome party, portable structures are an absolutely essential product for many people. There [...]

Texas School System Purchases Modular Buildings

As the summer makes it way into most areas, people opening up their portable garages and canopies and breaking out jet skis, boats and other summer fun stored away. However, portable buildings also have another place when the summer rolls around, at least in the Texas school system, which has recently purchased a number of [...]

Disaster Relief & Portable Shelters

The portable shelter is becoming a touchstone for the disaster relief needs in many areas of the world.

Protecting Yourself from Tornadoes

Some tips to help you in the face of a storm like a tornado.

Are Portable Classrooms a New Trend?

Some school districts are having trouble keeping students in permanent classrooms, instead having them taught in portable classrooms.

Resurgence in Bunker and Portable Shelter Sales

The need for portable shelters has moved over to the Middle East and beyond.

The Aftermath in Japan

As you have probably heard by now, a massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami have left Japan in absolute disarray. There are more than 700,000 refugees from the east coast of the country who are seeking shelter in makeshift areas, according to St. Louis Today: “It is a predicament shared by tens of thousands across northern [...]

School Puts Up Canopies

One school is putting up canopies in the schoolyard to protect students from UV rays.