the first complete bamboo frame shelter kit

from the 9 pole emergency RSK shelter kit shown here
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to the temporary classroom or medical ward kit
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all RSK shelters have the same basic components that can be locally sourced
MYANMAR DELTA VILLAGERS ASSEMBLE EMERGENCY RSK KITS IN PREPARATION FOR FLASH FLOODS
helping to solve a worldwide shelter problem

ROHINGYA REFUGEES BUILD RSK SHELTERS
COX'S BAZAR BANGLADESH
thousands of relief tarpaulins are supplied to families displaced by disasters each year
no frames are provided to support these tarpaulins
the RSK is the first complete bamboo frame shelter kit
to address this problem
the urgent need for RSK shelter kits
the RSK reciprocal frame roof is simple to build

4 bamboo poles are overlapped in turn to make a load bearing structure called a reciprocal frame
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this reciprocal frame is lashed on top of 4 outer poles to complete the RSK roof frame

this strong and highly efficient frame supports the roof tarpaulin inside every RSK shelter

all RSK shelters use this reciprocal frame roof


emergency RSK
a shelter designed for both disaster preparedness and disaster response in any climate or terrain
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highly versatile temporary shelter for five persons
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standard RSK

double RSK

dignified living space for families in transition

urban RSK

the first bamboo shelter kit that can freely stand on concrete
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RSK shelter kits have distinct advantages in an emergency

compared to any equivalent span shelter the RSK shelter

by using only complete bamboo poles RSK shelters have


no special skills or tools are required and roof assembly is on the ground instead of overhead

the different method of roof and wall construction results in

using only 2 lengths of bamboo for the roof makes the shelters

by using the same roof frame the RSK shelters are

from temporary classrooms to isolation wards RSKs are