Sustainability vs. Resilience
Our Core Philosophy
We design for Resilience 100x MORE than for sustainability. We serve our clients core needs. Very Few clients are coming to us for “Green” topics. They are coming to protect their families, businesses, employees, Armed Service members, and key tangible assets, both private and government owned. As the western world continues in decline on many fronts, we see more and more clients seeking the capability for their project/site/facility to operate independent of 24/7/365 grid based utility support, and in spite of major Natural Hazard and Human Threat Events. (NCARB Security training) The ability to operate in an off-grid mode, even as a temporary bridge during a grid down situation/brown out/ or seasonal storm led me to achieve CPHC+CPHB and the Fortified certifications.
The ability to operate off-grid requires a facility of the absolute minimal size energy footprint for the entire structure and all its operating parameters, including user interface.
If we design a structure to survive an earthquake or tropical storm, but it loses its energy system, the building become uninhabitable quickly. For example, not just lighting and heating/cooling of extreme outdoor temperatures, but the sewage system, if you cannot remove human wastewater, the building become unserviceable very quickly, and/or a biohazard situation erupts. 3 minutes without air, 3 days without water, 3 weeks without food; but hypothermia can kill within hours, and if the toilet stops flushing, then all bets are off… History has been unkind to refugees. Don’t become one yourself nor let your clients become such.
Sincerely,
Douglas Clark
Architect for Hardened Structures Hardened Shelters and Secure Life Homes
Secure Life Homes
Your home should be a pleasant place to live and enjoy life, where worries are small and everything is easy. But home is much more than that.
Your Home is also a literal life raft to protect all you cherish and hold dear, through the storms of life. If your home cannot protect you from even known, predictable disasters, what good is it anyway?
What if you could have a home specifically designed for your own unique lifestyle,
• using the latest advancements in quality of life technology,
• over 90% more energy efficient than your current home,
• highly resistant to the worst events mother nature could send your way?
Grid Down Homes
Why Grid Down homes?
“Because History has been very unkind to refugees.”-Douglas Clark, Architect.
Our Homes serve many roles. They are our place to raise a growing family, to enjoy life and friends, holidays, recreation, learning, love and happiness. But most of all are homes serve us to keep and protect what we cherish most of all in life. But life is not all smooth sailing, tragedies comes to families everyday in many forms, from natural disaster to man made threat events.
If you are looking for a home that can resist the worst the world has to throw at keep on supporting your family’s lives please come inside.
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