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James  Filbey

James Filbey

Disaster Recovery & Affordable Housing
USA

About me


We are an approved contractor with the US Government with DoD clearance, United Nations and the IDB. We provide disaster relief and sustainable affordable housing. We operate in all 50 States and territories of the US, and we also operate on a global scale working with governments, local entities, and private enterprises. We utilize a unique system that enables the recipients of the house to be a part of the build if they are able. The system has been designed to allow unskilled, able-bodied members of the community to acquire new skill sets, that they can then take beyond the project they are a part of, and into the employment sector. The units that we construct are fully self-sustaining, not needing to be connected to a sewage system or a power grid. The only thing that we require is a potable water supply. Not only that, a standard 2 bed, 1 bath 500SF duplex unit can be Ready for Occupancy in 6 days using a 5 man crew. The units that we build are constructed of a product called structured insulated panels and its variations, our units do not require a cement slab as they are constructed upon a helical piling system, which offers no restriction on topography. We have incorporated new technologies such as above ground self-sustained septic systems, waterless toilet systems, rainwater capture systems, leading edge solar power and battery storage, and composting sinks to name but a few. The units that we construct are what is commonly known as a smart hub, where all new technologies incorporated into the unit record data and send this data to either the occupier, or the entity that commissioned the units to be built. Accounting for all these technologies and efficiencies, we achieve a carbon negative footprint. Among many other positive adaptations this system provides, these units are wind rated to over 180 mph, grade 2 seismic resistant, and have R values in the high 40’s.

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