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Bushbunker : Australian Bushfire Safety Bunkers

TheFuture — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:53:30 +0000

Bushfires are being considered as one of the most dangerous natural disasters and keeping the terrible Australian Black Saturday bushfires during the last February in mind a concept survival option has been developed named Bushbunker. This concept is an architecturally designed safety bunker that is able to protect you when required. This concept bunker is comprehensively designed to endure people during the severe environmental situations that a massive bushfire may produce. This bunker contains a sitting arrangement for 3 to 4 person and adequate water preservation and food storage to keep the insiders alive for few days till the fire becomes under control.

From the website:
Bushbunker represents a concept that has been designed from scratch specifically as a bushfire bunker, and comprehensively engineered to withstand the severe environmental conditions that a major bushfire produces. It has been designed for maximum survivor ability no matter the intensity or type of fire.

A series of two fire doors is used to separate the entrance/storage area from the bunkers main interior to provide a fail safe, and to create an air lock which protects against the infiltration of radiant heat through the first steel fire door. This is an extremely important design feature, as some of the most severe burns to Black Saturday fire survivors were caused by radiant heat.

To outfit the interior, the design makes use of standard off the shelf components such as steel fire doors, steel frames and sealing, bench seating, compressed air cylinders, battery powered electric lighting, storage shelving, water drums, UHF radio and EPIRB, and fire blankets and first aid. This in turn allows for flexibility in the design, and reduces costs.

The Bushbunker has been designed to comfortably accommodate up to 6 adults for an extended period when equipped with compressed air cylinders. These air cylinders also have the additional feature of providing a positive internal air pressure inside the bunker making it impossible for noxious and poisonous outside gasses and smoke to enter.

Hanging above each seating area is a series of refillable standard 20 Litre water containers which provide a gravity fed source of clean water for drinking, cooling and first aid purposes.

Due to its standardized size and modular construction, and depending on the site conditions of a home, the Bushbunker can be specially incorporated into the structure of a house or home, free standing, set into an embankment or partially or totally buried underground.

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Cooker Sense Band as Your Cooking Aid to Avoid Over Cooked or Fire

TheFuture — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:05:27 +0000

All of us are aware of the major problem that people face due to cooker fires. Companies have been finding solutions for this problem but check out this Cooker Sense Band is designed to for cooking aid. This band creates a communication with the sensors inside the cooker and allows user to control cooking as well as be safe at all times. If the user faces a problem like smoke or boiling over, this Cooker Sense Band detects the cooker settings and turns the cooker down immediately. If still the problem persists then the band turns off the cooker/hob. This device is very useful for all those who have to spend most of their time in cooking or who are scared of fire while cooking.

Designer : Stephen Allport

X Sting Wish Fire Extinguisher with Sci-Fi Style by Adam Scott

TheFuture — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:01:21 +0000

Adam Scott has come with a sci-fi styled X Sting Wish Commercial Fire Extinguisher concept that is designed in three distinct versions namely CO2, Powder and H2O and can be used on a variety of fire types such as paper fires and electrical fires etc. There is an additional LED that serves to light your path once the dual trigger is activated. The best thing about this commercial product is that it can be easily used and extinguished. Once looking at this product, you would say it looks like a Hollywood destructive weapon designed to kill an enemy.

Designer : Adam Scott

Capsule Fire Extinguisher with Oxygen Tank and Powder Capsules

TheFuture — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:51:12 +0000

Equipped with oxygen tank and powder capsules, this fire extinguisher called capsule comprises the crucial factors when it comes to life saving in fires. The oxygen tank is embedded in the body of fire extinguisher and also several fire-suppressed powder capsules. People who are trapped in fires are having difficulty to breath, the oxygen tank is a big help for them. The amount of oxygen available can be seen through a gauge, when the tank is running out of oxygen, user can charge the mini oxygen through valves which are located in both sides of the handle.

Powder capsule can be used by pulling down the cover from the extinguisher’s base and throw it towards the fire. It will explode when it reaches the fire, so user need to stay away from it. The elasticized body of the capsule enables it to absorb shock when it is thrown. Smart concept.

Designer : Woo Seok Park