Gene Daniels Develop and Design eHome for Safe and Secure Housing

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Gene Daniels Develop and Design eHome for Safe
and Secure Housing
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At present, Gene Daniels is pursuing Ph.D in
Educational Administration and Social Policy.
Next, he completed his Masters degree in
Architecture from Morgan State University
Baltimore, Maryland and is a graduate in Fine
Arts (Dual Major - General Fine Art and Interior
Architecture) from the Maryland Institute College
of Art in the year 1989.
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Being a multi-disciplinary interior designer
based in Baltimore, Maryland he runs his own
Studio D in Halifax. This studio is a small full
service design and consultation company, where he
strives to achieve the best design for his
clients by working with the architects,
engineers, artists, contractors and manufacturers.
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Currently, he is involved in a research for the
development of low-cost and self-built modular
structures-eHome shelters. They are meant to
provide safe and secure housing and designed with
simplicity in mind for facilitating the rapid
deployment. Two people can assemble a single
eHome in less than 45 minutes and made out of
high-density polyethylene (HDPE). Its design is
inspired by Swedish, low-tech ready-to-assemble
furniture, each structure can be self-assembled
using an L-style allen wrench (hex key). The
eHome was designed keeping mind the following set
of goals
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1. Efficiency
2. Lightness
3. Packability
4. Low-Tech Constructability
5. Adaptability
6. Re-Usability
7. Recyclability
8. Durability

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Continuing with Gene Daniels professional
employment, he has been a partner/vice President
with an interior design and architecture firm.
Here, he got excellent service in
conceptualization, planning, implementation and
management of small scale commercial and
residential design projects. Prior to this, from
June 1992 to June 1993, he worked as an Intern
Architect/Marketing Design Assistant performing
architectural design and rehabilitation for
commercial buildings, industrial parks and
airport facilities. This follows interior design
project consultant, project designer and a junior
interior designer/marketing assistant.
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Gene Daniels has impeccable skills and
experiences for performing numerous outstanding
architectural and design activities. He is
proficient with many office and design computer
applications including Microsoft Word/Excel,
People-Soft, Auto CAD, PowerPoint, Photoshop and
many more.
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