Beyond Boundaries: Leveraging No-Code Solutions for Industry Innovation
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Sustainable Housing
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Gorilla Design is offering sustainable solutions for individual home
owners, community developers, remote labor housing and disaster relief.
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Value of Gorilla Design
Gorilla brings together
architectural, engineering, and other
competencies to create a team that
enthusiastically applies green solutions.
o dedicated to continual research and
application of innovative uses of green
technologies, materials, and principles to
create sustainable solutions in building and
building infrastructure.
Gorilla Design is an architectural design firm
with experience developing products and
concepts.
o team is highly creative, qualified and
passionate about what they do.
o the best and the brightest have been
gathered together to assist clients in realizing
their vision.
Gorilla’s commitment to building sustainably combined with Gorilla’s ability to think
“outside the box” has opened the doors for many remarkable projects
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Advantages of Gorilla Design
Pre-fabricated design allows for fast construction.
First-class design team continues to develop a wide range of
sought after products and services.
Sustainable housing units that are quickly deployed, sturdy,
energy & water efficient and made from recycled materials.
Superior
Product
Excellent
People
Innovative
Delivery
Process
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Agenda
Product – Sustainable Homes
People – Excellent Organization
Process – Pre-Fabricated Construction
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Gorilla Design Overview
Gorilla’s products are cutting edge:
o Designs alternative energy systems,
o Utilizes new and innovative materials,
o Engineers structures to be earthquake and hurricane
resistant.
Gorilla’s ultimate goal is to create housing developments
that are unique, customized and resource efficient:
o Environmentally friendly containerized housing,
o Research and development of sustainable building
materials,
o Custom designs and solutions.
Gorilla’s commitment to clients:
o Listen to client wish list for every developmental project,
o Maximizing sustainability efforts on every assignment,
o Build long term relationships.
Gorilla Design engineers, designs and constructs structurally superior homes that
dramatically reduce energy consumption
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Gorilla Design – Building Systems and Science
Core to this solutions is an inordinately strong,
exceedingly functional, and extraordinarily
cost-effective building module.
From Shipping Containers, Gorilla designs,
builds and markets aesthetically superior
homes guided by:
o Unique, customizable designs that are resource
efficient and self-sustaining;
o Dramatically reduced energy consumption using
emerging and proven systems;
o Use of recycled and/or new and innovative
materials that are highly resistant to natural and
human forces;
o Economical to build and assemble, as well as
capable of disassembly and portability; and
aesthetically comfortable and exceedingly
livable.
The cornerstone of Gorilla Design's building system is the use of recycled ISBU containers
to create structures and exterior shells.
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Gorilla Design – Building Systems and Science
There are many advantages to building with
shipping containers, a few of these include:
o Strength: A 40' container is internationally
engineered to weigh about 9,000 lbs, carry nearly
67,000 lbs of cargo and to be able to withstand 8
containers, all fully loaded, stacked on top of it.
o Reuse: Millions of containers go unused around the
world, they stack up at ports and become an
environmental nuisance taking up valuable
wetlands space. Building from containers reuses a
waste stream resource and decreases the need for
virgin materials.
o Speed of build: Structures arrive and are set quickly
creating a dried-in condition within hours.
o Energy efficiency: If properly designed, the
inherent qualities of the shipping container can
contribute to passive energy efficiency, saving on
heating and cooling costs.
Gorilla is currently focused on shipping container building, but they are also in the
research and development phase for other sustainable building materials as well
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Advantages of Gorilla Design Products
Speedy
Gorilla Design houses have a number of unique design and production features that
truly sets its products apart from the rest of the marketplace
Sturdy Sustainable
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Gorilla Design Products are Speedy
Gorilla Design creates pre-fabricated, modular
houses that are manufactured via assembly line
in a factory.
The houses are manufactured from Shipping
containers and come in standard sizes that are
perfect for transporting anywhere in the world.
Once delivered to the site, the units final
assembly takes three days or less.
Gorilla Design houses are produced with rapid deployment as one of the most
important goals for meeting our customer’s needs
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Gorilla Design Products are Sturdy
Gorilla Design homes are made from tough
materials and are comprised of steel shipping
containers.
Gorilla Design homes dramatically exceed the
US building code requirements:
o For weather related disasters, they exceed
requirements by a factor of 10 to 16 times,
o Therefore, they are expected to meet the most
stringent requirements anywhere.
Gorilla Design began as a response to
Hurricane Katrina.
Gorilla Design houses are produced to withstand hurricanes, earthquakes and other
natural disasters that they are called upon to react to
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Gorilla Design Products are Sustainable
Gorilla Design homes are net zero in that
they produce more energy than they use;
o Units are solar and wind powered,
o Units are highly energy efficient,
o They can also be connected to the grid to
either sell or buy when needed.
Gorilla design homes have their own water
filtration and sewage systems and are
designed to conserve water as well.
o The units are designed so that they can also
be tied to one or both of these municipal
systems as well
Gorilla Design homes are largely made from
recycled materials.
Gorilla Design houses are produced to operate independent of any grid or system and
to be completely self-sustaining and highly efficient
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Advantages of Gorilla Design Products
Speedy
Gorilla Design houses have a number of unique design and production features that
truly sets its products apart from the rest of the marketplace
Sturdy
Sustainable
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Gorilla Design has the Right Solution
Gorilla has unique experience and
knowledge in ISBU structural engineering
requirements.
Gorilla has exceptional Net Zero Energy
engineering expertise and competencies;
Gorilla has extensive creative, design, and
engineering knowledge of unique bio-
remediating waste water treatment
solutions.
The Gorilla Design Framework℠ (GDF℠) is a modular, highly scalable method of
combining ISBUs into customized applications of any size or configuration
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Agenda
Product – Sustainable Homes
People – Excellent Organization
Process – Pre-Fabricated Construction
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Gorilla Design – Sustainable Development
The basic objectives of sustainability are to:
o Reduce consumption of non-renewable resources,
o Minimize waste,
o Create healthy, productive environments.
Gorilla Design’s sustainable design principles
include:
o Optimize site potential;
o Minimize non-renewable energy consumption;
o Utilize eco-friendly alternative energy sources;
o Use environmentally preferable or recycled products
and materials;
o Protect and conserve water sources and utilization of
water purification systems;
o Enhance indoor environmental quality.
Gorilla Design seeks to reduce negative impacts on the environment, and the health and
comfort of building occupants, thereby improving building performance
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Gorilla Design – Sustainable Development
Utilizing a sustainable design philosophy
encourages decisions at each phase of the design
process that will reduce negative impacts on the
environment and the health of the
occupants, without compromising the bottom
line.
Gorilla uses an integrated, holistic approach that
encourages the compromise and tradeoffs
required to make an affordable product that
actually works as designed.
Such an integrated approach positively impacts all
phases of a building's life-cycle, including:
o design,
o construction,
o operation,
o decommissioning.
Gorilla Design integrates the sustainable philosophy into every phase of their process
from design, to manufacturing, to delivery, and finally to construction
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Architectural
Design
Energy
Engineering
Structural
Engineering
Construction
Management
Gorilla Design Areas of Focus
Research drives development – Four areas of focus
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Gorilla Design – Architectural Design
Gorilla’s team of talented professionals provide a
primary focus on design and service, supported
with an acute attention to detail:
o Focused on embracing sustainability, green
technology and energy conserving solutions.
o Team has LEED certified professionals that work
with clients to provide the highest level of eco-
friendly designs.
Gorilla Design also offers a broad range of
architectural services that include:
o Master Planning
o Schematic Design
o Design Development
o Construction Documents
o Construction Observation
o 3D Renderings (including video)
Gorilla Design is client focused and design driven, listening carefully, distilling the essence
of our clients’ desires and manifesting that goal into inspired solutions
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Gorilla Design – Structural Engineering
Organized into specialty groups, Gorilla Design
brings targeted knowledge and understanding of
dozens of facility types and technical areas.
The firm's design process consistently delivers safe,
enduring, creative, cutting-edge designs.
Gorilla Design offers the capacity to design any
project, no matter the size, complexity or location:
o Seismic Engineering
o Wind Engineering
o Vibration Engineering
o Building Renovation/Change-of-Use
o Sustainable Designs
o Shipping Container Based Structures
Gorilla Design provides structural engineering services to owners, developers,
contractors and anyone requiring thoughtful and distinctive solutions
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Gorilla Design – Energy Engineering
Gorilla is working on incorporating ceramic
insulation from the company that made it for the
space shuttle as a way to minimize the need for
power consumption for their units.
Gorilla is exploring the use of solar panels that work
at night (using UV) in order to maximize the output
and efficiency of the panels used on their units.
Other innovations Gorillas is developing to integrate
into their units include:
o Nanotechnology,
o Voice and motion home control systems,
o Window film coating the produces energy,
o Working with bamboo to create lightweight super-
strong support beams.
Gorilla Design is at the forefront of energy innovation in both maximizing the
production of energy as well as minimizing the need and cost for energy
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Gorilla Design – Construction Management
The Gorilla organization has a history and
experience in:
o Creating, compiling and delivering credible
construction documents and processes that
minimizes problems from permitting through
building;
o Construction administration and oversight
minimizing rework and expense.
Gorilla is accountable by providing extensive
communication to clients through:
o On-site Superintendents
o Weekly Progress Reports
o Weekly Planning Calls
o Progressive Project Pictures
o Project Webcams Available
Gorilla Design experienced management team will ensure a construction project’s
success from start to finish
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Why Gorilla?
Gorilla takes an unflinching stance regarding
the social responsibility of architecture;
o Gorilla firmly believes that green is the only
way to design and build.
Gorilla continually seeks and develops
innovative materials in order to build
stronger, more efficient and more
sustainable structures.
Gorilla’s commitment to building sustainably
and their creative solutions have put them in
a position to participate in many noteworthy
projects.
Gorilla Design offers high quality designs that work in concert with nature to create
habitats for people that support their vision for a greater world
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Why Gorilla? – Experience
Gorilla is able to integrate the four areas of
focus below fluidly across the entire span of
the project lifecycle:
o renewable energy,
o structural engineering,
o building sciences,
o architecture.
No costly delays waiting for different
disciplines to coordinate ad-hoc solutions to
unforeseen problems.
o Gorilla can catch costly mistakes while they are
still on paper.
o Gorilla team members listen to each other and
to our clients.
While others talk about building with shipping containers, Gorilla has actually done it
and experience means less costly mistakes
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Why Gorilla? – Innovation
Designing net-zero buildings is what Gorilla
does full time and is completely dedicated
to, it is not an afterthought, a marketing
gimmick or a product positioning ploy.
Gorilla has already developed a handful of
groundbreaking solutions and the team is
continually forging into uncharted territory
with their ideas.
The firm was founded on the idea
that, “there has to be a better way” born
from first-hand experience of having
survived one of our countries most tragic
community design failures.
Gorilla Design's team is continually looking for new sustainable solutions, and are well
versed in new building science technologies, materials and methods
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Why Gorilla? – Complete Solution
In the cacophony of today's building
environment, Gorilla Design's diverse
background and broad skill set give clients
the tools they need to make the building
they want.
Gorilla Design has a client centric approach
and a can-do attitude to make sure that the
client’s voice is heard and their vision is
realized from start to finish.
Gorilla incorporates the “we can solve this”
attitude from design, to cutting edge
engineering, to project management.
With Gorilla’s collective experience, and proven track record, Gorilla has both the horse
power and the bandwidth to take client projects from vision to fruition
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Advantages of Gorilla Design
Better Product
Permanent or temporary houses:
• Speedy,
• Sturdy,
• Sustainable.
Superior Organization
Unrivaled design team:
• Architectural Design
• Structural Engineering
• Energy Engineering
• Construction Management
Novel Unit Deployment
Pre-fabricated houses:
• Factory built on an assembly line.
• Delivered in standard shipping container sizes.
• Assembled on site within three days or less.
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Agenda
Product – Sustainable Homes
People – Excellent Organization
Process – Pre-Fabricated Construction
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Gorilla Design Manufacturing Process – Part 1
Affinity Building Systems (“ABS”)
o ABS uses the most sophisticated systems-built
technologies to construct single-family, multi-family
and commercial properties,
o The owners of ABS have over 100 years of combined
experience in all aspects of real estate
development, design and management,
o By building in controlled environments, ABS can
construct in a much more efficient manner, while
not at the mercy of weather and other delays,
o ABS manufacturing facility is housed over 2 ½ acres
and is contained on their private 13-acre complex
Affinity Building Systems (“ABS”)
o Creates the interior for the houses with all of the
associated wood work and cabinetry.
Affinity Building Systems is the first of two separate manufacturing facilities where
pre-fabricated interiors are built that are later added to the ISBU containers
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Gorilla Design Manufacturing Process – Part 2
IDC – Industrial Door Contractors, Inc.
o Hangar door and blast door manufacturer for
the armed services and airports,
o Officially incorporated in 1983 and has been
growing ever since,
o They have over 65 employees and a 72,000
square foot manufacturing facility.
IDC – Industrial Door Contractors, Inc.
o Does the metal work and prepares the unit for
installation of interior pieces,
o Mounts the Affinity elements onto the
containers,
o Installs plumbing and electrical components,
o Does finishing work to the units.
Industrial Door Contractors is the second of the two manufacturing facilities, which works
with the ISBU containers and assembles all of the components on site
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Gorilla Design Delivery
Container shipping uses standard sized
containers of:
o 20 foot (6.09 meters),
o 40 foot (12.18 meters),
o 45 foot (14.6 meters),
o 53 foot (16.15 meters).
Containers are built to international standard
making them interchangeable between
shipping companies, rail and truck companies,
o TEU is twenty-foot equivalent unit, which is the
standard measure.
Pricing is always going to be a key component
in choosing a container shipping service.
Gorilla Design ships with a variety of transportation companies depending upon the
ultimate destination and the various container sizes to be shipped
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Gorilla Design – EPC Partner
The TRW Group’s Property Development team have
completed many infrastructure projects successfully.
o They bring together large numbers of private sector
developers, investors, bankers, technology & service
suppliers, planners, financiers, and government
regulators and working with them as a world class
team.
TRW Group has designed and build commercial
aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO)
hangars, FBOs, commercial and military aircraft
simulator facilities, aircraft pilot and engineering
training schools and airports.
Together with their partners, TRW Asia has built
roads & bridges, power plants, seaports & marinas,
hospitals, education facilities, convention centers,
sports stadiums, racecourses and equine facilities.
TRW Asia is Gorilla’s EPC partner on projects where an EPC is required
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Gorilla Design Assembly
The Gorilla Design units arrive mostly complete
and ready to attach to the foundation and to each
other as they are designed for swift construction,
o The units are typically installed in three days or less.
The foundation is laid by injecting cement into
cardboard tubing to which the connecting plates
are attached.
o The depth is determined by the frost line.
Completion is done by general contractors under
the direction of Gorilla Design.
Gorilla Design oversees the preparation of the construction site as well as the assembly
and finishing construction of the units on the delivery site
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Why Is Gorilla such a strong opportunity?
Gorilla Design has created groundbreaking and
innovative designs;
o Speedy – minimal time to construct;
o Sturdy – exceeds US building codes;
o Sustainable - Net zero efficient homes.
Gorilla Design products are already sought after
due to the unique features of their units created
by an industry leading product development team.
Working with Gorilla represents a compelling
opportunity for high quality sustainable projects
that can be executed quickly.
Gorilla Design was born from a hurricane disaster and the belief that “there has to be a
better way” to create affordable housing as well as disaster relief
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Working with Gorilla Design
Superior Product
Organizational Excellence
Innovative Product Delivery
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Past Projects
Pending Projects
Media Exposure
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Gorilla Design – Past Projects – Ferrin House
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Gorilla Design – Past Projects – Aragon Garage
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Gorilla Design – Past Projects – Sego Lilly School
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Gorilla Design – Past Projects – Disaster Relief Unit
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Gorilla Design – Upcoming and Pending Projects
The Company has been working to align with
larger global companies that provide:
o complementary services,
o show a primary interest in the environment,
o has a focus on the global economy.
Gorilla Design has been successful in obtaining
global interest in the Company’s services
regarding:
o Obtaining interest from global companies that
have interest in utilizing the Disaster Relief Unit ,
o Temporary Living Communities or “man camps”
for large scale labor at remote locations,
o Several long-term sustainable housing projects,
o Affordable housing in developing economies.
Through global marketing efforts, Gorilla Design is positioned for aggressive growth
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Gorilla Design – Upcoming and Pending Projects
Avangreen, a Spanish alternative energy EPC
has awarded Gorilla Design a sustainable
development project consisting of 2,000
homes or more to be bought by civil
employees that is supported by the
government of Senegal.
The homes will be a prefabricated solar-
powered modular homes that will include
water treatment and sewage systems
constructed from shipping containers.
Developmental stages of the project are
expected to be completed by 2012 and the
estimated construction value over the five
year project is expected to exceed $100
million in revenue and $10 million in profit.
Avangreen – Senegal Modular Home Project
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Gorilla Design – Upcoming and Pending Projects
KOPP S.A.S., a Colombian affordable housing
development company has awarded Gorilla
Design an affordable housing project
consisting of 5,000 homes outside of the
town of Barranquilla.
The homes will be a prefabricated solar-
powered modular homes that will be of
modest proportions constructed from
shipping containers in Colombia with scaled
back amenities and less expensive
components.
Developmental stages of the project are
expected to be completed by 2012 and the
construction is to commence as soon as
possible with $10 million in profit projected
for Gorilla.
OFERTA LOTE SEVILLA – Colombian Affordable Housing Project
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Gorilla Design – Upcoming and Pending Projects
Gorilla’s partners have come up with an
approved plan for an eco-friendly affordable
single family house for the emerging middle
class of Ghana.
The homes will be a prefabricated solar-
powered modular homes that will include
water treatment and sewage systems
constructed from shipping containers.
Developmental stages of the project are
expected to be completed by 2013 and the
estimated construction value over the five
year project is expected to exceed $100
million in revenue and $10 million in profit.
Ghana – Sustainable Modular Home Project
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Gorilla Design – Upcoming and Pending Projects
Gorilla Partners have been working with local
entities and USAID in order to deliver much
needed housing solutions for the Punjab
region of the country, which was devastated
by earthquakes in July of 2012.
The homes will be a prefabricated solar-
powered modular homes that will be of
modest proportions constructed from
shipping containers in locally without the
need to be connected to any grid or system
of any kind.
Developmental stages of the project are
expected to be completed in 2013 and the
construction is to commence as soon as
possible thereafter for a minimum order of
1,000 homes and $2 million in profit.
Pakistan – Sturdy Sustainable Housing Project
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Gorilla Design – Upcoming and Pending Projects
The White Light Group has recently awarded
Gorilla Design a portion of an $800 million project
in Tunica, Mississippi.
The White Light Group have permits to design
and build a completely self-sustained 3,000 acre
community to include:
o commercial buildings
o retail establishments,
o single family residences,
o multi-family residences.
Gorilla Design will assist with the
design, sustainability efforts, and construction
management aspects of the project.
o The estimated contract value of the project is
expected to exceed $50 million.
White Light Group – Mississippi Net Zero Community Project
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Gorilla Design – Upcoming and Pending Projects
Gorilla Design is currently working with North
Dakota Development Group, Affinity Building
Systems and multiple developers on 24 acres of
land thirteen miles from the Shale oil fields in
North Dakota.
The land owners have permits to place 150
temporary two-bedroom structures for a small
residential development.
Gorilla’s revenue for the project is $7.45 million
and the expected profit will be approximately
$2.2 million
o Additional developments expected over the next
24 months in North Dakota, Kansas, Oklahoma,
Mississippi and Texas.
o This exciting partnership has the potential to
exceed $30 million US in revenue.
Prairie Trails – North Dakota Development Group
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Gorilla Design – Upcoming and Pending Projects
Gorilla Design has been approached by a
South American manufacturing organization
to discuss becoming Gorilla Design’s
exclusive distributor and manufacturer in
South America.
o They are seeking to negotiate terms of the
agreement by the end 2012.
South American production is planned to
commence by the end of 2012.
o It is expected that Gorilla Design will
generate approximately $1 million to $3
million in revenue annually from this
relationship.
Would be in addition to Colombian contract.
South American Franchise
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Gorilla Design – Upcoming and Pending Projects
In addition to the aforementioned
projects, Gorilla is in the process of procuring
contacts from some of the following projects in
our pipeline:
o Sarajevo , Bosnia affordable sustainable housing,
o Kurdistan, Iraq military base,
o A subcontractor for FEMA is asking Gorilla to
partner with an approved camp operator in order
to award Gorilla US Government contracts,
o UAE oil field man camps potentially 10,000 units,
o Other man camp operators out of the Dakotas
have contacted Gorilla in addition to NCCG,
o Australian Mining man camps have issues with
substandard units needing to be replaced,
o Gorilla’s contacts in Asia are starting to bring low
cost housing projects across Asia.
Through global marketing efforts, Gorilla Design is positioned for aggressive growth
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Partnerships & Biographies
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Recent articled about Gorilla:
o Mary Janes Farm, a national magazine
focusing on sustainable lifestyles, recently
featured Gorilla Design in their September
2011 issue.
o Articles in both Dwell and Emergency
Management magazine will release
sometime in mid 2012.
The international exposure created by these
publications will help Gorilla Design:
o increase recognition in the design and
architectural industries,
o Change the standards of safety and design
world wide.
Gorilla Design is receiving a lot of attention from media and news outlets.
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KSL TV news piece on Gorilla Design- http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=17642244
BYU TV news piece on Gorilla Design featuring our DRU- http://byutv.org/watch/2151-215
MSNBC article about Gorilla Design’s custom container homes-
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30088780/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/shipping-
containers-converted-homes/
Greener Ideal article about Gorilla Design’s custom container homes-
http://www.greenerideal.com/building/8768-building/6415-gorilla-designs-recycles-
shipping-containers-into-homes/
Article published in July's issue of Catalyst, a sustainable living magazine-
https://pubs.zipadi.com/catalyst_1007/p/16
White Plains Patch article about Gorilla Design’s participation at the IDCE-
http://whiteplains.patch.com/announcements/gorilla-design-showcases-disaster-relief-units
Gorilla Design is receiving a lot of attention from media and news outlets.
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Convention industry article following up on the 2012 IDCE-
http://www.conworld.net/index.php/Venues/new-orleans-convention-centers-first-
partnership-expo-a-success.html
Youtube video featuring Gorilla Designs innovative and forward thinking ideals connecting
them with sustainability issues and their impact on the planet-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDb2B1zuP_8
Youtube video profiling 4R Innovations, a Gorilla Design client, featuring a garage built using
our designs. The structure is provided with 5kw of solar providing power for the client’s 4,000
square foot home. Additionally there is a solar thermal system attached to the swimming
pool that is used as a geothermal heat sink to run the radiant snowmelt in the driveway
during winter- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W-wfEjYZkU
Gorilla Design is receiving a lot of attention from media and news outlets.
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Appendices
Past Projects
Pending Projects
Media Exposure
Partnerships & Biographies
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Gorilla Design Partners
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Mr. Maufas has 20 years of experience developing and managing multi-million dollar
ventures and is well versed in strategic planning, project management and resource
development. He is passionate about inventing and developing technological solutions to
existing problems in the building science, automotive and energy fields. He has the proven
ability to manage complex issues and projects from a large picture perspective while
producing excellent highly innovative results.
Since 2006, Maufas has led Gorilla Design from a start-up venture based on ideas derived
from his first-hand experience with the mass destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina to a
sustainability leader and an innovator of green building. As CEO of Gorilla, Maufas manages
the architectural, engineering and construction teams for all projects. Most recently Maufas
spear headed a school building project that created Salt Lake City’s first net-zero energy,
permitted shipping container structure, the Sego Lily School. His homes, projects and
generosity have landed both Maufas and Gorilla Design in media locally and nationally.
Roi Maufas, Chief Executive Officer
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Working in Architecture on four continents for sixteen years specializing in residential, multi
family, hospitality and mixed use projects. Russell has met the needs of individual families and
corporations for their Architectural needs. In the process of doing so, we have designed hundreds of
homes, hotel bedrooms, apartment buildings and condominiums.
EXPERIENCE
o Russell Platt Architecture, Founder and Principal, 2006 to Present
o LDS Church, Manager of Architectural Design Worldwide, 2004 to 2006
o Lloyd E. Platt & Associates, Architects, 1987 to 2006
o Affiliate Office in Sabu, Phillipines since 1999
CERTIFICATIONS
o Registered Architect – California, Nevada, Utah with National Affiliates
EDUCATION
o Pepperdine University, Master of Business Administration, 2000
o University of Utah, Master of Architecture, 1995
o University of Utah, Bachelor of Science, Architectural Studies, 1993
o Westminster College, Bachelor of Business Administration, 1990
Russell Platt , Architect
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Strives to define the sense of place for each project while addressing the functional requirements in new
and often unusual ways. Melds the intuitive and the rational; the poetic and the pragmatic; and tirelessly
searches for the project's solution.
EXPERIENCE
o Hoffman Architects LLC, Founder and Principal, Park City, UT, 2005 to Present
o Elliott Workgroup Architecture, Associate Architect, Park City, UT 2000 to 2005
o Jack Johnson Company, Architect, Park City, UT 1997 to 2000
o NJRA Architects, NJRA, Salt Lake City, UT 1994 to 1997
CERTIFICATIONS
o Registered Architect - Utah, Arizona, Washington, Nevada, Alberta Canada
o LEED Accredited Professional, with US Green Building Council
o NCARB Certification
o CACB Certification
AWARDS
o UVSC Ballpark, Utah Valley State College - Design-Build Competition, 2003 (while at EMA Architects)
o Environmental Controls Award - Daylighting Analysis, 1997
o Design Excellence Award, Artifact, 1994
EDUCATION
o University of Utah, Master of Architecture, 1999
o University of Utah, Bachelor of Science Architectural Studies, 1997
Hans Hoffman, Architect
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Dedicated to creative site and use driven building science unique to each project. Capacity to initialize net-zero energy projects
with accurate building simulation and analysis while realizing results with hands-on quality control. Working knowledge of
systems, system components and materials allows truly customized technological solutions.
EXPERIENCE
o Heliocentric, Energy Engineer & Contractor, 1995-1999, 2001-Current
o emWare, Systems Architect, Embedded Engineering Manager, 1999 - 2001
o Kimchuk, Inc., Lead Embedded System Engineer, 1994 – 1995
o Electronic Design Lab (now Apollo Solar), Electrical Engineer, 1991-1994
o Raymond Engineering, Engineering Aid, 1990-1991
o Electronic Design Lab, Electrical Engineering Intern, 1985-1989
PATENTS
o 60/563,310 - Electric double layer capacitor enclosed in polymer housing
o 60/563,311 - High energy-density electric double-layer capacitor and energy generation systems thereof
o 60/563,312 - High energy density electric double layer capacitor and method for producing the same
o 60/626,522 - Maximum power point tracking charge controller for double layer capacitors
o 60/585,393 - Distributed networks of electric double layer capacitor supervisory controller and self-assembling networks thereof
AWARDS
o Engineering excellence in product design, Microchip, Inc., 1998
o Founders Award for exceptional performance, emWare, May 2000
o Won competitive governmental RFP photovoltaic system research project, U.S. DOE 2002–2004
o Won competitive governmental RFP photovoltaic system research project, California Energy Commission, 2006
EDUCATION
o Brigham Young University, College of Engineering, 1989-1990, 1994-1997
o Solar Energy International. Photovoltaic design coursework, 1991
Troy Harvey, Energy and Solar Engineering
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Nineteen years experience in the building industry as part of a family of design professionals, has
cultivated a natural sense of how buildings come together. Earliest memories are of building toy
structures and drawings at his fathers feet. Initially pursued a career as a mathematician before returning
to building sciences. Always enjoying a challenge, David's projects include a stunning array of luxury
homes and commercial buildings around the U.S.
EXPERIENCE
o Plattinum Engineering, Principal, 2005 to Present
o Ward Engineering, Project Manager, 2003 to 2005
o Lloyd Platt & Associates Architects, Draftsman/Project Manager, 1991 to 2003
ASSOCIATIONS
o Member SEAU
AWARDS
o Historic Preservation Award, Boyden Block Building, Coalville, Utah
o Rob Report Home of the Year, Hagadon Residence, Palm Desert, California
EDUCATION
o University of Utah, Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, 2002
David Platt, Structural Engineer