Rapid deployment of temporary buildings during a time of disaster recovery is crucial in the event of any type of catastrophe. Whether it is a quick response to a natural disaster such as hurricanes, tornadoes, and wildfires or it is providing relocatable swing spaces for government agencies and healthcare facilities (for fighting against the Coronavirus aka Covid-19), modular
- Construction offers us an essential building solution.
Modular buildings are constructed with the same or better building materials to more demanding tolerances and meet or exceed building, safety and occupancy codes. The construction process is precise, using accurate measurements to minimize waste and regular quality inspections throughout. Materials are carefully monitored and safely and securely stored, something that’s not easy to do on an exposed jobsite.
- Temporary and relocatable building solutions
One of the most significant features of temporary trailers and modules is their portability. Portable shelter solutions are required in order to provide large-scale, modular housing in the safest possible locations for victims.
This mobility is also important in order to keep emergency response teams close to the action to ensure better response times on the frontlines. Additionally, relocatable modular buildings ensure that as environments and situations change, so can the location of your emergency services buildings.
- Quick installation to shorten recovery time objectives
Modular buildings can come in a variety of sizes to match your needs. This flexibility in size allows for the installation of modular offices, meetings rooms, and housing where space allows. Additionally, the efficient module size adds to the ease with which your modular building can be transported. We have utilized railways, cargo ships, and commercial freight to deliver modular buildings to some of the most remote areas in the country and internationally.
During a disaster, it is not always evident or possible to predetermine where an emergency response building or shelter will be placed. Sites experiencing storms may prove difficult to construct permanent buildings for foundation reasons. Experienced construction crews can build up the foundations for modular offices and shelter fairly easily by bringing in outside building materials. Ideal locations can also be determined closer to the installation date to best suit the needs of any particular environmental requirements.
- Cost effective to save money of agencies, taxpayers, and companies
The modular building process reduces design and construction costs by 20% to 40% and cuts the construction timeline in half. Many projects can be manufactured and installed in less than 90 days. “Modules” are manufactured off-site in a factory, transported by truck to the construction site, and dropped into place by crane, shaving months off of the entire process.
Since it’s nearly impossible to predict the timing of such large-scale disasters, a DRaaS (Disaster Recovery as a Service) discussion should be your first step. VESTA’s disaster response protocols can accommodate your institutional or company-wide disaster recovery planning strategies. Business owners’, community leaders’, and government officials’ plans should include the use of relocatable buildings and infrastructure during their risk assessment.