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PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The IADDIC SR1 is an affordable, lightweight, mid-term shelter that is conveniently packaged for ease of transport. It provides features not found together in any other solution. These features include:

A completely assembled shelter “in a bag” that requires only minor finishing and anchoring – tasks that can be performed by people everywhere.

A two inch-thick insulated wall system that offers the highest levels of insulation available in any shelter system.
A shelter that will not rot.
A shelter that will not mold.
A shelter that can be made flame resistant.
A shelter that is mass producible.
A shelter that is constructed with a contiguous wall and roof design which means there are fewer seams to come apart.
A shelter that has an integral support system which provide load baring capabilities which are not available with tents.
A shelter which is impervious to most chemicals including fuels used for cooking and lighting.
A shelter which is resistant to insects.

The IADDIC SR1, because it is made from flexible materials, can be imprinted to resemble any material that is culturally "normal" for housing construction.
It is perhaps the world’s most rapidly deployed and easiest to erect housing concept – and it is designed to last as long as a normal dwelling does in similar developing environments.
The IADDIC SR1 is literally a complete “building in a bag.” The IADDIC SR1 uses a revolutionary approach to solving one of the main barriers to delivering quality shelters in mass quantity – shipping cube and weight. A completely assembled IADDIC SR1 is shrunk down and vacuum-packed in a small, compact 8"-tall bag that is about the dimensions of a living room rug. This means many completely constructed shelters can be shipped in an incredibly small footprint. Using a revolutionary, patent-pending new concept in housing fabrication, the IADDIC SR1 is built from extremely flexible materials which are impregnated with a moisture-curing resin. When the house is removed from the packaging, the flexible materials return to their original shape. The resins cure and the structure solidifies and develops a durable exterior coating.