A sustainable shelter portfolio
Climate change and displacement are increasingly interconnected. As extreme weather events and environmental conditions worsen with global heating, they are…
Statement of Continued Support to the UN Global Compact
Hej! In 2023, the need for temporary homes due to humanitarian emergencies was greater than ever. The year was characterised…
Product development focus areas
The new shelter portfolio prioritises environmental sustainability in the following areas: Longer lifespan We can reduce the need for replacements…
Continuous product improvements
We developed an improved version of the current shelter in 2023, which will be available in 2024. The new version…
Analysing our shelter from cradle-to-gate
A Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) calculates the environmental impact of products or services throughout their lifecycle. In our case, the…
Navigating private and public sector collaborations: Insights from the 2024 Civil Protection Forum
Better Shelter’s co-founder and managing director, Johan Karlsson, recently participated in the 2024 Civil Protection Forum (CPForum2024), which was organised…
Norman Foster Foundation scholars reflect: what does a safe and dignified shelter mean to you?
Now with over 100 million displaced people around the world, including nearly 13 million forced to flee their homes in…
Re-materializing Housing — Norman Foster Foundation
The Norman Foster Foundation invited Better Shelter’s Johan Karlsson to participate in the Re-Materializing Housing Public Debates, supported by the…
RHUs in Education
The Relief Housing Unit (RHU) is a modular temporary shelter unit, designed to allow for alterations and adaptations for different areas…
Report release: Preliminary assessment of the pilot Structure approach to humanitarian sheltering
Better Shelter, in partnership with Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH), an agency of Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and…
Better Shelter launches Structure: an emergency shelter and fundraising campaign, with first implementations in Kerala with SEEDS
PRESS RELEASE 01 February 2021 The Swedish social enterprise Better Shelter releases “Structure” – a low cost emergency shelter which can be…
Introducing Structure – a Better Shelter initiative.
Image: Vijeesh and Gopika in front of their Structure in Kerala, India, November 2020. © Sameer Raichur Happy New Year When looking back on last year, our thoughts are with those…