Green Options » mudgee http://greenoptions.com/tag/mudgee Posts tagged 'mudgee' Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:37:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Wildfire-Proof Prefab Camp Closes Up When You’re Gone http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/11/16/wildfire-proof-prefab-camp-closes-up-when-youre-gone/ http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/11/16/wildfire-proof-prefab-camp-closes-up-when-youre-gone/#comments Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:37:23 +0000 Susan Kraemer http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/11/16/wildfire-proof-prefab-camp-closes-up-when-youre-gone/

If you live in dangerous drought conditions, wildfires are a worry.

So imagine a campsite dwelling designed so that you can easily just close it up entirely, completely concealed inside a fireproof sheath, whenever you are away. It is perfect for sites like this isolated area of drought-ridden Australia.

When closed, this prefab is completely sheathed in copper. This protects the 10 x10 foot building from brush fire. And not just fire:

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