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pThe A HREF=”http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/segway_owner_not_kamen_who_passed_away_invented_a_system_for_stopping_floods_and_bullets_17510.asp” Hesco Bastion/A we showed you yesterday was a sort of flat-pack building system; A HREF=”http://s146224806.websitehome.co.uk/” Concrete Cloth/A is similar in that it stores flat but can be ballooned into a much larger structure, for disaster relief and the like./p

pCalled “A building in a bag,” the material is essentially cement-impregnated canvas that can be stored flat, and inflated on site using a compresser. Then the builder simply sprays it down with a hose, and after the concrete sets, you’ve got a waterproof and fireproof shelter. Here’s a vid of the process in action:/p

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