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lication of Cross Laminated Timber furniture as Earthquake Shelter.
A public domain release of the Lifeshell concept.
Marco Fellin1, Mario Polidori2, Ario Ceccotti3
1 CNR IBE, marco.fellin@ibe.cnr.it
2 Vaglia Municipality (former), mariopolidori@hotmail.com
3 Boğaziçi University, ario.ceccotti@boun.edu.tr
Earthquake is an unpredictable and potentially deadly phenomena. Building with anti-seismic
technology can effectively reduce the risk of injuries; however, the adoption of this technology
on a large scale is difficult because of funds, logistics and bureaucracy. As a result, there are
critical seismic zones where residential and non-residential buildings are not safe. The concept
of wooden-based furniture used as an anti-seismic shelter is here released under the Creative
Commons licence: a low-cost, natural-based, open-source, copyright-free solution. The so-
called “Lifeshell” concept has been independently funded and developed, and it is here presented
in its engineering characteristics. “Life in Shell” depicts an alive human being protected by wood
during an earthquake. Lifeshell is a furniture in the shape of school desk, wardrobe, table or bed
made of cross laminated timber panels. A school desk prototype was tested. The desk was to
resist a total impact energy of 40,000 Joule without collapsing. Lifeshell concept comprehends
various types, sizes, weights, finishing and accessories. Cost effective solutions are foreseen
for being assembled and finished by the final user: they also include a basic survival kit. On
the other end, top-range versions can be aesthetically pleasant and enriched with high-end
accessories. Lifeshell concept is ready to be adopted by the industry for a further development.
By this publication, authors release this potential life-saving technology using the Creative
Commons CC BY 4.0 License (public domain), which allows the engineering, production and
selling of this furniture without any royalty fee for the authors.
Keywords: anti-seismic, furniture, cross laminated timber, shelter, creative commons
Acknowledgements: Authors gratefully acknowledges Silvio Pedrotti and the ESSEPI Srl for the
prototype and idea development, Jakub Sandak and Martino Negri for inspiration.
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A public domain release of the Lifeshell concept.
Marco Fellin1, Mario Polidori2, Ario Ceccotti3
1 CNR IBE, marco.fellin@ibe.cnr.it
2 Vaglia Municipality (former), mariopolidori@hotmail.com
3 Boğaziçi University, ario.ceccotti@boun.edu.tr
Earthquake is an unpredictable and potentially deadly phenomena. Building with anti-seismic
technology can effectively reduce the risk of injuries; however, the adoption of this technology
on a large scale is difficult because of funds, logistics and bureaucracy. As a result, there are
critical seismic zones where residential and non-residential buildings are not safe. The concept
of wooden-based furniture used as an anti-seismic shelter is here released under the Creative
Commons licence: a low-cost, natural-based, open-source, copyright-free solution. The so-
called “Lifeshell” concept has been independently funded and developed, and it is here presented
in its engineering characteristics. “Life in Shell” depicts an alive human being protected by wood
during an earthquake. Lifeshell is a furniture in the shape of school desk, wardrobe, table or bed
made of cross laminated timber panels. A school desk prototype was tested. The desk was to
resist a total impact energy of 40,000 Joule without collapsing. Lifeshell concept comprehends
various types, sizes, weights, finishing and accessories. Cost effective solutions are foreseen
for being assembled and finished by the final user: they also include a basic survival kit. On
the other end, top-range versions can be aesthetically pleasant and enriched with high-end
accessories. Lifeshell concept is ready to be adopted by the industry for a further development.
By this publication, authors release this potential life-saving technology using the Creative
Commons CC BY 4.0 License (public domain), which allows the engineering, production and
selling of this furniture without any royalty fee for the authors.
Keywords: anti-seismic, furniture, cross laminated timber, shelter, creative commons
Acknowledgements: Authors gratefully acknowledges Silvio Pedrotti and the ESSEPI Srl for the
prototype and idea development, Jakub Sandak and Martino Negri for inspiration.
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