Project Description and Purpose

                       How this project evolved is why I am so excited about choosing how to help others with this S-HUB design. It comes with many opportunities to create something that can have many functions. From its primary source function to its secondary tasks in the commercial applications for mobile mining projects and so on.

           I started thinking about a home project that was able to be completed within seven days. This home would have used prefabricated elements, then constructed on-site by using fast track construction methods and turnkey construction contracts.

I was watching the news; I witnessed the earthquake devastation in Puerto Rico, where large amounts of homes had collapsed, and the monsoons in the Philippines destroyed hole communities. I wondered how long it would take to rebuild the homes? Where would they live tell then?, could their temporary living conditions be a safe place for the time being?, and Could It withstand another blow from mother nature’s wrath?

           These questions had me thinking about what type of disaster relief structures were on the market, which ones could hold many people and allow them to rebuild without the fear of death? The looming poor living conditions like a shelter tent or a FEAMA RV that is overpriced and crammed with people raising the risk of disease and crime (Music, 2017). I found that there was no real middle ground for long to short term disaster relief structures that were evenly balanced, in my opinion. The newer models of disaster relief structures were overpriced tiny homes that gave no psychological incentive to rebuild what was lost. It did offer safety for those that could afford it. However, the Construction was off-balance as someone would need to have a construction background to assemble these structures. Each model I looked at was off balance or completely impractical for disaster relief structures, if the conditions that would qualify for a disaster or state of emergency.

           My project will combine new technologies within materials, time of manufacturing and construction, cost, safety, and speed to assemble with minimal understanding of construction knowledge. I will be giving a balanced approach for disaster relief structures that combine the efforts of a community affected by a disaster relief situation.

           I am planning to do a study of Unplasticized polyvinyl chloride (UPVC) as a primary material for Construction. Then I will design within a CAD program the structure testing the constraints under simulated conditions. I will then plan out the construction process of the assembly of the HUB. I will do all with the guidance of my Two mentors at SUU then present my findings to a body of my peers within the Construction Management (CM) and CAD/ CAM engineering departments.