LeBrun describes the new model as a “rapidly deployable, courtyard-style housing model” made up of 14 individual units with communal bathrooms and showers. Wrap-around services and community support are also integral to his vision, as LeBrun looks to house the nearly 200 people living rough in Fredericton.
It’s important that the units be “ultra-low barrier,” he said.
"You take away all the reasons why people choose to stay outside. There’s no curfew, you have a private space that’s lockable, you don’t have to leave during the daytime.
$7,500 is probably six months rent in most Canadian cities. If they last a few months longer than that, it’s probably a win.
It’s cheap sound proofing, and maybe it’s easier to adjust to the site?
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From what I could see in the video I disagree with HonoredMule. They look sturdy, and built at least to code, and likely much better judging from the few segments where you get a half decent look at the window and door frames.
There’s a few reasons I can think of off the top of my head:
Without physically being there to look at the quality of work, or seeing video/extensive photos of the construction it’s really impossible to say how long these would last unmaintained without anything like a massive catastrophic weather event or a fire or whatever. I’d say that barring the aforementioned disaster scenarios, and absolutely no maintenance whatsoever? These structures would easily be habitable and safe for minimum 5 years.
I doubt that they’ll go longer than 6 months without an inspection and routine maintenance considering the project seems to have broad approval and support from the community and several levels of government.