The Safe T Home is made of steel and offers 254 square feet of interior living space. Prices start at $5,700 for nonprofits that intend to use the homes for humanitarian efforts (contact your local dealer to find prices for your area). In February 2012, shipments of Safe T Homes were sent to Les Cayes, Haiti, where Sukup employees and Haiti residents worked together to erect the structures, forming the “Village of Hope.” Safe T Homes are now also available in the United States. In partnership with Global Compassion Network and Iowa residents, Sukup created an emergency shelter from a grain bin, which it called the Safe T Home.

In 2010, the business began planning the production of grain bin homes in response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Sukup Manufacturing, a family-owned company in Sheffield, Iowa, manufactures agricultural products, including grain bins. (For more on grain bin houses, read How to Build a Grain Bin House.) But now, a new kind of grain bin house is becoming more widely available. Snatching up used grain bins is one way of turning the cylindrical, metal structures - traditionally used to store grain - into homes. Unconventional houses can take many forms - think cob, straw bale and underground homes - and now we can add grain bin homes to the list of inexpensive alternative-living options. Living in a simple, secure grain bin home is far from corny. Home Organization News, Blog, & Articles.Energy Efficiency News, Blog, & Articles.

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