Hexayurts As Shelters For The Homeless

I was thinking that these would make good shelters for homeless people in Kamloops. They could be put together as a kit which would include the hexayurt, tape (they could possibly be pretaped), stakes, cold cathode led light, inflatable air mattress and foot pump, sleeping bag and plastic ground sheet. The whole kit could be wrapped in the ground sheet and it would be easy to transport several of them in a truck. Funding and delivery could be handled by a NGO (Non Governmental Organization) that works with homeless people.
Some questions to answer for my research would be:
Where to put them?
Could these be allowed somehow through a zoning bylaw for temporary or emergency shelter?
What about heating in cold weather?
These are designed for hot climates so could they be adapted for winter use when most of the homeless in Kamloops are in most need of shelter?


The Hexayurt is a prize-winning shelter you can build yourself for about $200 (backup link). Suitable raw materials include common building materials ( fire safe insulation boards,) hexacomb cardboard and plastic. You cut six 4' x 8' panels in half diagonally to make the roof, and use six more whole panels to form the walls. It takes about two hours. The design (backup link) is in the public domain.
Picture and Caption from the Hexayurt Project

This is a short video about Hexayurts featuring their designer Vinay Gupta.