article_snippet: Dwellers will be pleased the 17.5sqm shelters are twice as large as the current crop of refugee tents used by the UN and can accommodate five or six people.
article_snippet: A displaced family stand by a shelter at the Kawergosk refugee camp in northern Iraq . '
article_snippet: Refugee camps are typically overcrowded with temperatures in tents fluctuating between sweltering hot in the day time and freezing at night.
article_snippet: The walls and roof are made from the lightweight polymer, Rhulite, laminated with thermal insulation, which clips straight onto a shelter at the Kawergosk refugee camp in northern Iraq's steel pole frame.
article_snippet: The walls and roof are strong enough to withstand the harsh climates seen in refugee camps.
article_snippet: At 1.75 metres high, the specially-designed shelters are tall enough for people to stand, and even have lockable doors, ventilation, solar panels, mosquito nets and lights.
article_snippet: the specially-designed shelters originally cost about £5,000, three times more than a standard UNHCR tent, but are designed to last for at least three years in harsh climates, compared to a tent's average lifespan of six months. 
article_snippet: One gentleman shows One gentleman spacious temporary home, both inside and out, at a refugee camp in northern Iraq.
article_snippet: the specially-designed shelters are set to help thousands when the specially-designed shelters go into mass production .
article_snippet: Elsewhere, the Norwegian Refugee Council is piloting a similar type of structure in a refugee camp in Jordan where there are also a number of Syrian families living in container homes provided by Gulf donors.
highlights_snippet: Shelters big enough to house families-of-six in refugee camps .
  