"Zero Altitude House" allows you to conquer the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau stands at the top of the earth

Average altitude above 4,000 meters

Every year, about 90 million people travel to low altitude areas.

Traveling and working in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Or engage in scientific research

Lamenting the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Blue sky, white clouds, snow-capped mountains and grasslands

Low temperature, low oxygen, low pressure

Plateau climate with strong ultraviolet rays

It also affects the health of people who have just entered the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

Bringing huge challenges

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So

Is there a possibility

Can solve "altitude sickness"

Let people have "zero altitude"

What about the living experience?

The answer is: Yes

It is the "Zero Altitude House"

China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Engineering Technology Research Institute

A high-altitude human living environment research test chamber developed

In-cabin atmospheric pressure, oxygen concentration, temperature and humidity, etc.

Key human settlement indicators have reached the level of plain areas

Are you curious about what it is like?

Let’s learn more about it together

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"Zero Altitude House"

It has functions of office, living, sports, etc.

Develop bathroom systems with high internal and external pressure differences

While realizing water supply, drainage, sewage and other functions

Ensure high airtightness of the building complex

The conditions for long-term residence for people entering Tibet are met

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It consists of basic modules such as standard cabin, walkway, transition cabin, etc.

Each module is connected through a connection node

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Can be freely expanded into buildings with different layouts

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Each module is transported independently and hoisted as a whole

Completed high-airtightness and efficient assembly of 18 modules in 3 days

The hourly air leakage rate of the building complex is only 2.7%

Far below the standard value of hyperbaric oxygen chamber

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At the same time, the "Zero Altitude House" integrates

Equipment control system, indoor and outdoor environment monitoring,

Intelligent systems such as orderly airflow organization

Realize remote management and monitoring of equipment

Improve equipment management efficiency

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Moreover, based on the characteristics of high-altitude regional resources

The "Zero Altitude House" adopts

Photovoltaic-storage distributed green energy organization

Photovoltaic arrays provide uninterrupted power to buildings

Utilizing air compressor waste heat recovery technology

From the aspects of energy supply and heat recovery

Realizing ultra-low energy consumption of "zero altitude house"

Create a comfortable, livable, low-carbon and environmentally friendly

High-altitude human habitat ecosystem

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Speaking of altitude sickness

Of course we have to talk about it

What preparations do you need to make when you first enter the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau?

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Preliminary preparation

1. Comprehensively understand your own health status

People with obvious organic lesions of the heart, liver, lungs, kidneys and other internal organs, and those with hypertension stage III or above, should not enter high altitude areas. People with organic diseases, severe anemia or severe hypertension have poor adaptability to the plateau environment. As the body needs to adapt to the plateau environment, patients with organ diseases are at risk of further aggravation of their condition once they enter the plateau.

2. Stay positive

Good psychological quality is the panacea for overcoming and defeating altitude sickness. Maintaining an open-minded and optimistic mood can reduce the physical discomfort caused by altitude sickness. On the contrary, those who are worried and anxious all day long and become extremely nervous at the slightest discomfort will make the physical discomfort worse, affect the immunity, and prolong the self-healing time.

3. Avoid smoking and drinking, and avoid fatigue

If you have a respiratory infection, you should wait until it is cured before entering the plateau, otherwise the altitude sickness will be aggravated and even induce pulmonary edema.

4. Sufficient material preparation

Before entering the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, try to prepare oxygen and medicines for preventing and treating acute mountain sickness. You should also have medicines for preventing and treating colds, antibiotics, vitamins, etc.

Due to the large temperature difference between day and night, you should prepare enough warm clothes to prevent catching a cold.

To cope with the strong ultraviolet radiation on the plateau, you should prepare sunscreen with a high SPF, a hat and sunglasses.

With the increase in solo travel, safety equipment should be prepared, such as satellite phones, walkie-talkies, life jackets, climbing ropes and other equipment.

In addition, it is essential to purchase professional wilderness insurance.

Travel process

1. Choice of transportation to the plateau

The use of railway transportation combined with necessary road transportation can enable personnel to effectively acclimate to the plateau environment in a step-by-step manner, promote their rapid adaptation to the oxygen-deficient environment, and be more suitable for large-scale personnel to enter the plateau.

However, since it takes a long time to enter the plateau by car, accommodation conditions are limited along the way, and physical energy is consumed a lot, you should prepare water or drinks as well as delicious and easily digestible food to replenish the body's necessary water and calories in time.

2. Quickly and accurately respond to abnormal situations

If you experience severe symptoms of altitude sickness on the way to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, you should take measures immediately, take medicines to prevent and treat acute altitude sickness in time, and breathe oxygen in severe cases. If you experience more serious symptoms or even coma, you should go to a nearby hospital for emergency treatment as soon as possible and transfer to a lower altitude area for treatment and recovery.

Adapting to the plateau

1. Smoothly and autonomously pass the adaptation period

When arriving at the plateau, most people will experience varying degrees of hypoxia symptoms such as shortness of breath, chest tightness, and dyspnea. Be careful to avoid strenuous exercise. After 2 to 4 days, the above symptoms will generally improve or disappear.

Be careful not to become dependent on oxygen. If the above symptoms are not serious, it is recommended that you do not use oxygen so that you can adapt to the plateau environment more quickly.

2. Pay attention to the plateau diet

After entering the plateau, you should eat more carbohydrates and easily digestible foods, as well as fruits, vegetables and other foods rich in vitamins. It is particularly important to replenish water. You can drink tea or original juice drinks in small amounts and frequently. Sweet tea or butter tea with regional characteristics is also a good choice. Be careful not to have too much dinner, which will increase the burden on the body.

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3. Pay attention to your daily routine

When you first arrive at the plateau, avoid fast walking and running, and keep a slow pace of movement. After a week, you can gradually increase the amount of activity. In the first few days after arriving at the plateau, try not to take a bath to avoid catching a cold.

4. Beware of heat stroke

The solar radiation on the plateau is strong, and long-term outdoor activities in summer are prone to heatstroke. Therefore, you can prepare cooling oil, Rendan, etc. for outdoor activities on the plateau, and keep your body hydrated.

Those who wish to visit this land

For the sake of devout faith

Magnificent scenery

Rare flora and fauna

And the unique folk customs

Keep yourself and those around you safe

Source: The Paper Science Network Producer: Ma Lian Editor: Wu Nan

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