Devised by Pak & Associates LLC and Sponsored by PREIT Inc, Aloha Block™ is a simple and efficient modular system that creates affordable accommodation for a wide range of uses.
Enjoy Your Sweet Home, Efficient Office and/or Easy Storage Modified by Containers for in LOHAS Ways, with Full Support from a Professional Team Hawaii in Sustainable Inteior Design, Eco-Friendly Fit-Out, Innovative Architecture and Top-Notch Engineering, while Sharing Inspired Ideas and Best Practices Across the Globe on Green Accommodation to Benefit Our Future Generations.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Selected common questions from customers, friends, online readers, subscribers, business affiliates, strategic allianced designers and business partners. This list grows as we grow.
1. Who wants to live in a home that looks like a Cargo Container?
2. Is it a new concept of having a container house? I don't like being a white mouse here.
3. What cities would ever allow Shipping Container homes all over the neighborhoods?
4. What about rust and corrosion? Won't a metal shipping container rust quite easily?
5. Aren't shipping containers just hot ovens when they are used for homes or offices?
6. Why are mobile homes and RV trailers being used at emergency locations like Katrina instead of the Aloha Block homes?
7. I see big stacks of shipping containers in many locations near us but I am having difficulty buying any of them. Why?
8. Aren't Prefabricated Homes and Emergency Homes lower priced when made in China?
9. Why can't I get architectural or CAD drawings from shipping container manufacturers?
10. Your website recommends the use of the NASA type Ceramic Insulation Paint for use on the Aloha Block Homes, isn't the Ceramic Insulation too expensive for that type use?
11. Are the Aloha Block homes tall enough to comply with building codes?
12. I read that an Aloha Block Home is hurricane proof. Is that true?
13. Is it true an Aloha Block Home is earthquake proof?
14. Why promote the use of Aloha Block module in home and office construction?
15. Why not construct on-site, it looks easier to manage?
16. How about quality assurance? Any testing on those modules?
17. Who will do the assembling? You have a general contractor to introduce?
LINKS
- Grassroot Institute of Hawaii - Promote Individual Liberty, the Free Market and Limited Accountable Government
- Common Circle - The Leading Ecological Design and Holistic Living School
- The Designers Accord - A Global Coalition of Designers, Educators and Business Leaders, Working Together to Create Positive Environmental and Social Impact
- BusinessGreen.com - News, Comment and Analysis for Low Carbon Economy
- Vertical Garden - By Patrick Blanc Murs Vegetaux
REFERENCES
- Ebook : Good Green Homes
- Ebook : Promoting Sustainable Electricity in Europe
- Ebook : Beyond Green : Toward a Sustainable Art
- Ebook : Steel Designer's Manual
- Ebook : Sustainable Solar Housing: Volume 1 - Strategies and Solutions
- Ebook : The Green House - New Directions in Sustainable Architecture
- Ebook : Wind Energy : Renewable Energy & The Environment
- EBook : Saving The Planet Without Costing The Earth
- Ebook : Modeling the Environment: An Introduction To System Dynamics Modeling Of Environmental Systems
- Ebook : Dictionary of Landscape Architecture & Construction
- Ebook : Build Your Own Electric Vehicle
- EMagazine : The Cottage
- Ebook : Organic Gardening for Dummies
- Ebook : Wind & Solar Power Systems
- Ebook : Handbook of Alternative Fuel Technologies
- Ebook : The Skeptical Environmentalist
- Ebook : Solar Energy Engineering
- Ebook : Be a Successful Green Builder
- Ebook : Basic Environmental Engineering
- Ebook : Green Roof Construction & Maintenance
- Ebook : Green Your Home - All-in-one for Dummies 2009
- Video : Americas Choice - Liberty or Sustainable Development
- Ebook : The Polliniferoused Container
- Ebook : EcoHouse - A Design Guide
- Ebook : Renewable Energy Resources
- Ebook : The Sky's Not Falling
- Ebook : Green Planet - How Plants Keep the Earth Alive