LORD NEIL BENJAMIN GIBSON DISCUSSES SHIPPING CONTAINER HOUSING EXAMPLE: FESTIVILLA

Inter Model Steel Building Units (ISBU), as identified by Lord Neil Benjamin Gibson, remain an ideal construct for housing options.

One such example of ISBUs, or shipping containers as they are often referred, can be seen through the specially built luxury minihotel unit: 2 rooms in one 20 ft container in Denmark for the Festivilla rock music event that attracts over 50,000 spectators during the 5 days. In order to offer top accommodation on the festival ground, the hotel unit was developed and designed to be portable. It contains a double bed, full bathroom, heating and ventilation and high quality finishes. The entire unit was designed for quick installation and simple storage and removal.

Such an approach, once again, reveals the practical and diverse methods shipping containers can be used in providing shelter, even under mobile, situational scenarios.

ISBUs are among the strongest stationary structures in the world, able to withstand enormous environmental attacks such as hurricanes, tornados, typhoons and even earthquakes. Every shipping container is designed to carry at least 30 tons of cargo and is composed of corten steel making it’s construction very durable, capable of withstanding the rigors of ocean travel. Typically, each shipping container is 40 feet in length by 8 feet wide and 9.5 feet.

Similarly, Lord Neil Benjamin Gibson, through SFBBL AG and the SEED Foundatoin, has been working to arrange shipping containers as low income housing, for the needy and homeless around the world. 

"PAKISTAN MAY BE FACING THE SAME, HIGH REBUILDING COSTS AS BEFORE, BUT DON'T HAVE TO," COMMENTS LORD NEIL B. GIBSON

After the 2010 floods that devastated parts of Pakistan, NBC reported the following:

The cost of rebuilding Pakistan after its devastating floods could exceed $10 to $15 billion…He said this was a rough estimate because an assessment of the extent of the damage caused by the floods — which have affected 20 million people — had yet to be carried out.

But the number gave an indication of the scale of the reconstruction needed after the floods swept away roads, bridges and telecommunications, and destroyed crops for food supplies, exports and cotton for its vital textile industry.

"It will take at least five years," High Commissioner Wajid Shamsul Hasan told Reuters in an interview. Asked about the cost of rebuilding, he said, "I think more than $10 to $15 billion."

Here is the complete article from NBC.

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/38719815/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/t/rebuilding-pakistan-after-floods-could-reach-billion/

Lord Neil Benjamin Gibson, in response to the recent flooding Pakistan has been experiencing, a frightening near repeat of the natural disaster events of 2010, commented, “Pakistan may not have to face the same, high rebuilding costs as before. We can offer solutions that are significantly less in construction costs, require much less time to build and substantially more effective in meeting Pakistani housing needs.”

Lord Neil Gibson is a global businessman, humanitarian and philanthropist who has retained enormous experience and success in designing, coordinating and initiating projects that have and continue to benefit the less fortunate in all walks of life.

One such project that has been of focus as of late is low income, ISBU (Inter Model Steel Building Units), or shipping container, housing project. Since the 1960s, the United States military has benefited from discarded shipping containers as structures for a variety of functions, ranging from miniature command units to extensive, fully functioning hospitals.

Neil Gibson has proposed that these shipping containers be used in such as manner as to house those who are homeless, such as the victims of the flood disaster.

The containers, as a residential domicile, will be painted with an exterior ceramic particle paint which blocks UV rays and deflects up to 94% of all heat from the sun. The interior is painted with a similar substance shielding anti-microbial forms of bacteria and fungus growth, which also assists in maintaining a comfortable living temperature inside the homes.

Additionally, ISBU structures minimally affect the surrounding green matter, leaving the natural environment largely untouched. An increased ISBU, or shipping container footprint used in this manner, incidentally, also reduces the typical daily carbon footprint significantly by comparison to more traditionally constructed housing structures.

The average build time for shipping container homes is approximately 6 months or less, naturally contingent upon the specific environment. Faster build times occur using pre-fabricated shipping container homes.

DIEMEN STUDENT HOUSING: A SHIPPING CONTAINER HOUSING EXAMPLE DISCUSSED BY LORD NEIL B. GIBSON

Near immediate, long lasting solutions to issues concerning shelters for the homeless have been driving passions for Lord Neil Benjamin Gibson and SFBBL AG, working diligently through the SEED Foundation. ISBU structures, commonly known as shipping containers, have become one of those solutions.

Discarded containers have been used by the United States military since the 1960s as fully functioning, secure and mobile hospitals. Today, they’ve become topics of intrigue and fashion statements, turning ISBU homes into excellent cost efficient shelters for the homeless and affordable housing options for the middle class, including students.

The town of Diemen borders Amsterdam to the East and like it’s neighbor, it also suffers from a severe lack in student accommodations. In response, a 250 student home building, 5 storeys, laid out as a square with a garden in the center was created. Square building designs functioned ideally when using shipping containers, as they provide additional structural integrity. All units are heated with natural gas, from a central installation located in one of the ground floor units. Concrete walkways were added as well.

December 2007 the project was initiated with the foundation and further commissioned in April 2008. Upon arrival, it took only 12 weeks to stack 250 units, an average of 4 to 5 units per day (actual stacking speed approximately 20 units a day).

The Diemen student housing project clearly made use of shipping containers in a creative and highly effective manner, creating a comparatively less expensive solution to meeting the housing needs of students.

ISBUs remain among the strongest stationary structures in the world, composed of corten steel, able to withstand extensive environmental attacks such as hurricanes, tornados, typhoons and even earthquakes, making them uniquely durable, and capable of carrying 30 tons of cargo. The average shipping containers are 40 feet in length by 8 feet wide and 9.5 feet high.

As demonstrated by the Diemen student housing project, the amount of expense and completion time related to installing and constructing ISBU homes are significantly less than more traditional housing.