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Safe Room

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Safe Room

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  1. Safe Room • Background: The White County Affiliate of Habitat for Humanity is contemplating the feasibility of adding safe rooms into their new homes. Since White County has a significant amount of tornadic activity, a feasibility study of the implementation of safe rooms into their current house plans was conducted. • Objectives: • Research different safe room designs • Compare safety, cost, and other factors for different safe room designs with a recommendation for the White County Affiliate HFH • Create a CAD model for recommended design • Estimate the incremental cost of the recommended design • Findings/Solutions: • Of the existing designs, the steel sheathing is the recommended design for the White County Affiliate HFH • CAD model and incremental cost estimation are currently still in progress • Found alternative door design Benefits: HEALTH: occupant protection SUSTAINABILITY: uses current construction materials and practices COST: currently being evaluated DURABILITY: rated to withstand tornados

  2. Safe Room Safe Room Advantages and Disadvantages

  3. Safe Room • Alternative Door Design • From Dr. Ernst Kiesling • Consists of 2 doors • - 1 normal interior door - 1 sliding storm door • Advantages • Cheaper • Less Technical • Disadvantages • Considerably thicker walls

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