The intention of this research is to provide quick, portable and easy housing to families after natural disaster.  The goal is to build resiliency into communities.

 

          Many families that lose their homes due to natural disasters remain homeless for quite some time and are left with nothing. These homes will provide temporary shelter for those in need, until a new structure can be built. “Temporary housing programs suffer from excessively high cost, late delivery, poor location, improper unit designs and other inherent issues” (Johnson, 2007). Adding a sustainable quality to the homes will be beneficial to the enviornment; recyclable materials will be used and the units will be able to be recycled with the same purpose for the next disaster. Resilience refers to the ability to bounce back after an event; these units will allow for a quicker bounce back after disaster strikes. Those qualities combined will ultimately save money on materials and resources for future disasters and will allow individuals, communities, and countries to take a shortcut to the road to recovery.

 

            This reseach  will discuss the need of housing units for victims who have lost their homes due to natural disaster. The disaster plans that are in place now are not nearly as effective as they should and could be. The researcher will go over further information about many aspects that surround this topic including; history, current solutions and literature, research, and a proposal for housing units. The goal of this project is to prove that these prefabricated units that are important for rebuilding resilience in communities. These units are something to help families reground themselves after a disaster.