In Germany, in the city of Ulm the Ulm Nests, the special wooden and steel cabins made to house the homeless and protect them from the cold, appeared again this year.
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In certain areas of Germany, the winter is particularly severe and too many homeless people freeze to death every year. But to cope with the cold emergency, the city of Ulm, in the Baden-Württemberg region, has adopted an innovative solution that allows homeless people to spend the night in shelter and safety. We are talking about Ulmer nest, particular cabins, made of wood and steel, which can accommodate up to a maximum of two people, protecting them from frost and humidity.
The idea was born in 2018 by a team of young entrepreneurs and a computer scientist, who joined their forces and skills to help the most vulnerable people in the city in a concrete way. The first two Ulmer Nests were installed at the end of 2019. The initiative was also repeated in 2020 and finally this year. Just a few days ago the two "nests" appeared again in Ulm to welcome homeless people in view of the arrival of the colder temperatures.
Solar powered Ulmer Nests are waterproof and windproof and this year they have undergone a series of changes that have made them even more efficient and comfortable. The internal thermal insulation has been improved to reduce humidity even further and solar panels have been added, as announced on Facebook by the company that made them:
Today the two Ulm nests were set up again - unfortunately with a delay due to the corona, but just...
Posted by Ulmer Nest on Friday, January 8, 2021
Here's what these special cabins look like inside:
The testing phase has started
Today we had a visit from regioTV at the ulmer nest. You can find the post about it here. #ulmernest #ulm #frostbite protection #regiotv
Posted by Ulmer Nest on Thursday, January 2, 2020
We hope that the initiative will also be replicated in other German cities and also in our country, where still in 2021 too many people unfortunately die of cold, in general indifference!
Source: Ulmer Nest / Facebook
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