We’ve Combined Imagination and Engineering to Solve the Housing & Shelter Problem
Tents
These ubiquitous shelters often consist of a tarp over a makeshift framework.
On Earth: Low on dignity and protection
On Moon: N/A
On Earth: Low on dignity and protection
On Moon: N/A
Hesco Bastions
Earth-filled barriers and “sangars.”
On Earth: Require construction teams and large-scale Earth-movers.
On Moon: N/A
On Earth: Require construction teams and large-scale Earth-movers.
On Moon: N/A
Ikea Better Shelter
Current state of the art. Modular assembly from 71 pipes and 36 panels.
On Earth: Limited protection from weather and warfare; poor carbon footprint. Rated for 3 years of usage.
On Moon: N/A
On Earth: Limited protection from weather and warfare; poor carbon footprint. Rated for 3 years of usage.
On Moon: N/A
Inflatables
Low mass & volume, deployed via continuous positive pressure.
On Earth: Puncture-sensitive; limited durability.
On Moon: Requires air or gas not readily available.
Additive Manufacturing
Can fabricate varied parts and structures.
On Earth: Deployment is high maintenance, time-intensive.
On Moon: High mass & volume of machinery displaces other resources for transit from Earth.
On Earth: Deployment is high maintenance, time-intensive.
On Moon: High mass & volume of machinery displaces other resources for transit from Earth.
The Habolith Solution
Refugee Housing & Disaster Relief
Quantities of vacuum-packed, pre-fab shells can be economically shipped to hot spots. In situ building materials include sand, dirt and pulverized concrete from fallen structures.
Problem solved: Haboliths can house more people longer per dollar than current alternatives.
Problem solved: Haboliths can house more people longer per dollar than current alternatives.
Planetary Surface Shelters
Unfilled Habolith shells can ship cost-effectively to the Moon and beyond. A single purpose-built device can erect multiple units using regolith, a proven radiation barrier.
Problem solved: Quick, efficient protection for astronauts and equipment translates to expanded explorational footprint (and flag-planting) for USA.
Problem solved: Quick, efficient protection for astronauts and equipment translates to expanded explorational footprint (and flag-planting) for USA.
Homeless Housing
Haboliths can be erected in 24 hours after arriving on site, providing livability and emotional security for 10 years or more.
Problem solved: Municipalities need not choose between fast and longterm – a conundrum that stymies initiatives in cities like Los Angeles
Solutions In Action
Rocket Plume Containment
A blast barrier created with Habolith technology is under consideration by Redwire Space as a means of containing shrapnel-like ejecta during lunar landings and takeoffs.
Housing in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Amplius Group has issued an MOU to Planetary Shelter for purchase of 50 to 100 Haboliths to augment their work building locally owned wells in Zambia and its neighbors.
U.S. Military Front Line Readiness
The Air Force Civil Engineer Readiness and Innovation Team has issued Planetary Shelter a Letter of Support for potential use of our technology to upgrade or replace existing sandbag paradigms.
