GREEN

RESIDENCE

Presented by Wei-Hsun Chen, Fan Sai Kuok, Vanessa Li, Hongqiao LU, Ruyao Wu

UNDERSTANDING

THE PAIN POINT

Current Homeless Support in Pittsburgh

• 10 shelters in city, 2 in McKeesport and 1 in

Tarentum, with capacity of 352 beds.

• 9 shelters are for single mom and children,

youth under 19 while 4 shelters are for men

with limited capability of daily lives.

• 643 people used the shelter during 2013.

• 105 went there when temperature dropped

to 9 degrees.

Source: Pittsburgh Homeless Resource

Phone interview with Judith at Wood Street Commons

Homeless Demographic in USA 2014

44%

13%

36%

7%

Single Men

Single Women

Families with Children

Unaccompanied Minors

Source: National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty Research Date: 7.1.2014

Our Target Public

• Single Male & Female who

maintains minimal capability

of individual daily lives.

Objective

Minimal interruption of urban daily operation

Winter Shelter with Minimal Heat

Reusable

Sense of Community

Accessible

A solution not product

OUR SOLUTION:

A NEW WAY OF

RESIDENCY

Support Management System

• Homeless gets ID card at

Shelters to unlock Green

Residence Units

• Facilitate Homeless

Management

Re-Utilization of Public Space

• Frick Park 644 Acres

• High Land Park 748 Acres

• Riverview Park 287 Acres

• Schenley Park 456 Acres

Budget Sheet

Item Description Qty Unit Price Total Price

Recycled Steel Frame Structure, Axis 1 $50.00 $50.00

Laminate Sheet Board 3 $5.00 $15.00

PLA Sheet Cover, Double Layered 4 $2.50 $10.00

Heating Element Within Axis 1 $20.00 $20.00

Exhaust fan On two ends of the structure 2 $15.00 $30.00

Miscellaneous Zip, Cushion, Card lock. etc $20.00 $20.00

Total $135.00

160 Units $21,600.00

We create 160 temporary

shelters for 320 People

with cost less than a

Toyota SUV!

Daily Food Truck For Every Park

Able to Generate Revenue!

• Charge $100.00/Month every

month for advertising

• Cover Maintenance Fee

• Free Non-profit Ad

• 20% of average Ad board price

NEXT STEP:

A BETTER

TOMORROW

Work for Shelter

• Offering Homeless Working Credits Based on ID Card

Community

Re-entry

THANK YOU!

Q&A