Regenerative Refugee Housing: Creating Temporary Housing with Low Environmental Impact

Author(s)/Creator(s)

Erika Guldner

Document Type

Thesis Prep

Degree

B. ARCH

Date

Spring 2017

Keywords

housing, refugee, sustainability, environment, construction, energy

Language

English

Disciplines

Architecture

Description/Abstract

Refugee settlements often have a negative environ­mental impact; by promoting options for sustainable development from the outset, this can be avoided. A plan for a refugee settlement was made, along with a plan for the individual residential units. To expedite the construction process, units were divided into compo­nents. These components could be easily assembled on site. Once the refugee settlement is no longer needed, components can be used for other purposes, such as, affordable housing or the components themselves can be broken down to be either recycled or used for other purposes.

Additional Information

Thesis Prep Advisor: Tarek Rakha

Recommended Citation

Guldner, Erika, "Regenerative Refugee Housing: Creating Temporary Housing with Low Environmental Impact" (2017). Architecture Thesis Prep. 358.
https://surface.syr.edu/architecture_tpreps/358

Source

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