Feasibility of ISO shipping container as transitional shelter a review

The arising of natural disasters had increased the demand of post-disaster shelter. Over the past decades, concept of transitional shelter had been introduced as a better alternative compared to conventional shelter provision. ISO shipping container had become potential material as transitional shel...

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Main Authors: Ling, P. C. H., Tan, C. S., Saggaff, A.
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2019
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/92793/1/LingChieHui2019_FeasibilityofISOShippingContainer.pdf
http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/92793/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/620/1/012056
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Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Language: English
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Summary:The arising of natural disasters had increased the demand of post-disaster shelter. Over the past decades, concept of transitional shelter had been introduced as a better alternative compared to conventional shelter provision. ISO shipping container had become potential material as transitional shelter. However, the suitability of shipping container as transitional shelter is questionable as there is lack of previous study concern on this issue from different perspective of views. The aim of this paper is to provide a review on the feasibility of ISO shipping container as transitional shelter. The literature review was taken and the context analysis was done using "Technical, Economic, Legal, Operational, Schedule" (TELOS) framework. The strength and weakness of the shipping container as transitional shelter were summarized based on the framework and recommendations were suggested. With the recommendation done, the potential of shipping container to be used as transitional shelter can be fully exploited and become an outstanding alternative for conventional construction method.