Cooling Refuge in Minutes
Rapidly deployable mist-cooled emergency shelters inspired by bamboo's collapsible structure. During extreme heat events and wildfires, these lightweight structures deploy in minutes to create instant cooling refuges for firefighters and displaced civilians.
💨 A firefighter steps inside during an active wildfire and the temperature instantly drops 20°F as the bamboo-inspired frame inflates and mist cascades down—they can finally breathe without heat exhaustion threatening their life, right at the fire line.