The speed and ease with which portable shelters can be erected are often two of their key attributes. One recently designed portable shelter promises to be not only quick to erect, but nigh on ...

PORT TOWNSEND — A portable shelter will provide a way for people to stay safe and warm in emergencies, its inventor hopes. “This is made of insulated material that keeps the heat in and the cold out,” ...

Mayor Alan Arakawa is recommending nearly $1.8 million be spent on mobile, lightweight and durable portable shelters for the immediate housing needs for Maui’s homeless. In a presentation to the Maui ...

Instead of suffering in the cold and rain, homeless people might someday sleep in a “Compactable Chalet,” a “Port-a-Home 2000” or “Project POSH.” Three teams of students at the University of Maryland ...