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| In the modern day house shifting is done using large trucks, and the size of each section of house moved is constrained by width the road. But it's worth noting that transporting this type of bulky cargo overland is the exact type of work modern [[https://www.flying-whales.com/en/home/|'flying crane']] airships propose to take on. It would take quite a bit of preparation (including inspections, structural improvements, jacking it up off the foundation and attaching it to a special platform or frame), but it's possible that these airships could transport suitable buildings the same way they propose to transport wind turbine blades, by lifting them by the winch and caring them along outside the ship just under the keel. This might even simplify the shifting process - the frame would still have to be supported from underneath, but buildings transported by air might need far less disassembly, and structures which weren't suitable for piecemeal transportation on a truck might do fine when lifted as one big, intact piece. This could mean that a solarpunk society could relocate more buildings than we can today. | In the modern day house shifting is done using large trucks, and the size of each section of house moved is constrained by width the road. But it's worth noting that transporting this type of bulky cargo overland is the exact type of work modern [[https://www.flying-whales.com/en/home/|'flying crane']] airships propose to take on. It would take quite a bit of preparation (including inspections, structural improvements, jacking it up off the foundation and attaching it to a special platform or frame), but it's possible that these airships could transport suitable buildings the same way they propose to transport wind turbine blades, by lifting them by the winch and caring them along outside the ship just under the keel. This might even simplify the shifting process - the frame would still have to be supported from underneath, but buildings transported by air might need far less disassembly, and structures which weren't suitable for piecemeal transportation on a truck might do fine when lifted as one big, intact piece. This could mean that a solarpunk society could relocate more buildings than we can today. |
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| A solarpunk setting might actually find itself with a large supply of removal homes. As in real life, where houses moved with government funding assistance [[https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/nsw-reconstruction-authority/our-work/resilient-homes-program/eligibility-criteria|can only be relocated to land outside of Flood Priority 1, 2 or 3 zones]], a solarpunk society might identify large swaths of land which are unsuitable for long-term human settlement because of flood or fire risk. One of the main criteria for suitability for relocation is a wood frame, complete with floor, as wood handles movement and flexing better than brick and concrete, and houses built directly on concrete slabs will obviously have problems being moved elsewhere. Fortunately, stick-frame construction (on pylons or over basements) is very common in North America, so many buildings could be suitable. | A solarpunk setting might actually find itself with a large supply of removal homes. As in real life, where houses moved with government funding assistance [[https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/nsw-reconstruction-authority/our-work/resilient-homes-program/eligibility-criteria|can only be relocated to land outside of Flood Priority 1, 2 or 3 zones]], a solarpunk society might identify large swaths of land which are unsuitable for long-term human settlement because of flood or fire risk. |
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| | One of the main criteria for suitability for relocation is a wood frame, complete with floor, as wood handles movement and flexing better than brick and concrete, and houses built directly on concrete slabs will obviously have problems being moved elsewhere. Fortunately, stick-frame construction (on pylons or over basements) is very common in North America, so many buildings could be suitable. |
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