concrete canvas by peter brewin and will crawford
CCO1 is an multi award winning project that
will revolutionise the work of aid agencies
and troops that help save lives in emergency
situations. with over 35 million refugees
worldwide, concrete canvas - ‘the building
in a bag’ - will provide quick accommodation,
field offices and medical clinics that give
much bette protection in extreme climatic
conditions, better security against looting
and enable otherwise impossible medical
procedures. unlike current solutions (soft-
skinned tents), which offer inadequate
protection, or are expensive and difficult to
transport, concrete canvas is a rapidly
deployable hardened shelter that requires
only water and air for construction. it can be
deployed by a person without any training in
under 40 minutes and is ready to use within
2 hours. plus, with a design life of over
10 years, (tents only survive for 2 years)
concrete canvas is a solution that saves
effort and costs over the lifetime of medium
to long term operations.
how it works…
delivery - CC01 comes delivered folded in
a sealed plastic sack. the dry weight is 230kg,
an 8 man lift, and light enough to be
transported on a pick-up truck or light aircraft.
the pack contains a cement impregnated
fabric (concrete cloth) bonded to the outer
surface of an inflatable plastic inner.
concrete canvas by peter brewin and will crawford
