When disaster strikes, providing shelter for displaced residents or to set up an emergency hospital is often one of the first things needed, and the speed at which that happens is often a matter of ...

It’s not always easy to get resources where they need to be after a disaster. The LifeBox bypasses roads, allowing people to drop aid from the sky. In the aftermath of a natural disaster, aid isn’t ...

Responding to the needs of facilities whose loading docks service a variety of truck and trailer configurations, Rite-Hite has introduced the Uni-Dox inflatable shelter. Responding to the needs of ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Earlier this month, the city hired a private security company to keep squatters out of its parks. Now, the Honolulu Police Department wants the go-ahead to pitch tents for ...

The speed and ease with which portable shelters can be erected are often two of their key attributes. One recently designed portable shelter promises to be not only quick to erect, but nigh on ...

Thinking of skipping the poles and going inflatable? Before you invest in an inflatable tent, hear what real campers say ...

Scientists have been exploring dwelling designs that will allow astronauts to sleep on the moon – but what about good old fashioned camping? Two MIT engineers have developed a solar-powered inflatable ...

August 19, 2005 Artist Michael Rakowitz feels strongly about the issue of homelessness. So strongly that when he focussed his creative attentions on the subject he began manifesting practical outcomes ...

Pentalift Equipment Corporation has redesigned and refined the inflatable dock seal and shelter concept. Through the use of computer design technology, incorporating manufacturing efficiencies, and by ...

NASA is preparing to test an inflatable structure that might one day be used to establish an outpost on the moon. Created by NASA contractor ILC Dover LP, the pumped-up structure sits poised for tests ...