A building for refugees designed in the SHS (Styrofoam Housing System) system by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban was constructed in Lviv. Dr Eng. Jerzy Łątka from the Faculty of Architecture and students from the Scientific Club Humanisation of the Urban Environment of Wrocław University of Science and Technology. The 36-square-metre house will serve as a community centre.

SHS is based on prefabricated elements, lightweight and inexpensive to produce, which are then joined together to form a whole. The system is made up of sandwich-type panels filled with glass-fibre-coated polystyrene and resin. This type of solution means that a building can be erected in about 24 hours.

Researchers at the Wrocław university carried out strength, thermal and acoustic tests on the building to check whether the structure would be suitable for the prevailing climatic conditions in Ukraine and the applicable legal standards.

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