The outer solar-powered skin absorbs solar energy that is then converted into usable electricity, while the inner skin provides pockets for storage – particularly at the lower half of the shelters. And a water storage tank on the top of the tent allows people to take quick showers. Water rises to the storage tank via a thermosiphoning system and a drainage system ensures that the tent is not flooded. - See more at: greenprophet/2014/03/collapsible-woven-refugee-shelters-powered-by-the-sun/#sthash.K0OBF1Ih.dpuf “This lightweight, mobile, structural fabric could potentially close the gap between need and desire as people metaphorically weave their lives back together, physically weaving their built environment into a place both new and familiar, transient and rooted, private and connected,” says Seikaly. - See more at: greenprophet/2014/03/collapsible-woven-refugee-shelters-powered-by-the-sun/#sthash.K0OBF1Ih.dpuf
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