Notes: This essay is about using engineering techniques and applying them to a real world situation. I wrote about cost effective production, and inexpensive materials to engineer affordable, portable housing for the homeless. This was for a critical thinking class, called engineering problem solving. My professor said that I sould work on my organization a little more and elaborate on the production methods. Also he felt my essay should have been longer since this was …
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…and used as protective structures for people until the weather is safer, sandstorms. Homeless people and refugees can't afford several thousand dollars. The Pod's are only built of water proofed cardboard, which isn't very expensive. Engineers could make the dome for more economical so that say a 10 foot by 10 foot dome cost $100, and several homeless people could buy it together for a small amount and they'd have semi permanent housing that would be weather resistant.