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February 24, 2000
Living in a cardboard house
By LISA LANNIGAN
Journal Staff Reporter
Journal Staff Reporter
To call them "cardboard houses" may seem misleading, but it's true.
The Instant Shelters, developed by DuraKit Shelters Inc. of Toronto, are made mostly from recycled cardboard -- but can withstand hurricane-force winds and hold a load of about 9,000 pounds on the roof.
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