Fun Facts

Half of the forests that originally covered 48 percent of the Earth's land surface are gone.

The majority of the global homeless are women and children.

Domes are the most efficient structures known to man. They use less material,

are lighter and stronger than any other type of building bar none.

In the last 20 years, there has been a fourfold increase in the number of weather catastrophes impacting on shelters.

The average world-wide losses stemming from natural disasters this decade, average at $1-billion per week.

Shelter

Home is where our heart is. For most of human existence, we have sort out shelter in a myriad of different ways to protect us from the elements & provide sanctuary for family & community. In many ways, our shelter reflects the way in which we see ourselves & the world around us. As the physical world changes, we are driven to seek more improved forms of shelter. From mud brick houses, tipis, igloos & now to refined futuristic domes. The many forms of shelter shared by all cultures is a celebration of humanity’s connection with the living world.

Sustainable homes are designed and built to reduce our over-all impact on the environment. What’s most impressive about sustainable homes is that they often cost less money to make, are more comfortable to live in and they cosume less energy to operate. Now that’s a plus for future generations.

HOMES DOMES HUTS DWELLINGS BUILDINGS TENTS TIPIS IGLOOS REFUGES RETREATS,CAVES BURROWS

Fun Facts

Half of the forests that originally covered 48 percent of the Earth's land surface are gone.

The majority of the global homeless are women and children.

Domes are the most efficient structures known to man. They use less material,

are lighter and stronger than any other type of building bar none.

In the last 20 years, there has been a fourfold increase in the number of weather catastrophes impacting on shelters.

The average world-wide losses stemming from natural disasters this decade, average at $1-billion per week.

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For the 1.9 billion children in the developing world there are 640 million without adequate shelter.

Nearly half of all resources taken from the planet are used to build our homes & building infrastructure.

Nearly half the world’s population now live in cities & towns. In 2005, 1 / 3 of urban dwellers (1 billion people) were living in slumb conditions.

Desertification, risks of droughts and floods and rising sea levels could drive millions of people to migrate. Agencies warn of mass migration of 'environmental refugees', ranging between 200 million and a billion people by 2050.

There are over 20 million displaced refugees worldwide due to the effects of changing climate.