The number and intensity of natural disasters is growing every
year, with 394 major events affecting over 268 million people
worldwide in the past decade [1]. After a natural disaster, people
whose homes have been destroyed will go to great lengths to
secure shelter again [2]. Post-disaster shelters, also known as
transitional shelters, have been defined by the International
Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies as rapid postdisaster
living quarters constructed from materials that can be
upgraded to or re-used in more permanent structures or relocated
from temporary sites to permanent locations [2]. Post-disaster
shelters are designed to facilitate the transition of affected populations
to more durable housing solutions. Transitional shelters