PHILADELPHIA, March 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Volumetric
Building Companies (VBC) is mobilizing a coalition of industry
partners with access to dozens of factories nationwide to execute
its 10X Mobilization Plan to face today's crisis
head-on, addressing the shortage of healthcare facilities by
standardizing designated Supplemental Care Unit
(SCU).
SCU's are wood-frame modular units containing six patient
beds and two bathrooms. Daisy-chaining these factories together
with a single point of contact, the Modular Mobilization
Coalition is enabled to expedite the build process by 2X
and increase collective output by 10X, resulting in units
arriving at hot spots within a month. The Modular Mobilization
Coalition is also partnering with Modular Building Institute (MBI),
the modular industry association, to mobilize its membership of
100+ factories around the country as needed.
"The Modular Mobilization Coalition is ready, willing and able
to stand up today and support the nation's front-line workers
battling this crisis," said Vaughan
Buckley, President of Volumetric Building Companies.
SCUs are intelligently designed dual-purpose shelters addressing
the immediate needs for triage, quarantine, patient recovery, and
care staff resting quarters. They can also move quickly from city
to city, as the virus peaks and wanes. When the pandemic subsides,
the SCUs will be repurposed as permanent supportive
housing for the homeless, at-risk seniors, veterans, those with
disabilities or our most vulnerable.
"Our industry is the most capable to support front-line hospital
bed shortages with off-site construction and that we can do it in a
cohesive, safe, coordinated and efficient way is incredible," said
Colby Swanson, Managing Partner of
Momentum Innovation Group. "The reality that once the crisis is
over, we can re-purpose this into housing for the nation's most
vulnerable citizens is really special. This is our chance to make a
meaningful impact on the affordable housing crisis while
simultaneously considering what's right for the country and
for the taxpayer."
SCUs are not meant for critical patients but do allow 80% of
non-critical patients to be cared for by healthcare professionals
off-site, freeing up limited and crucial hospital space. Talented
architects and designers worked tirelessly to assure the modules
comply with the International Building Code, FGI's National
Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities, and the USACE requirements
for Alternative Care Sites.
The established industry of volumetric modular construction
consists of hundreds of factories nationally, with partners
in the MMC coalition growing daily. The MMC is poised to
immediately focus its entire resources to address the U.S. health
care crisis. The current coalition of factories spans the nation
from California, Indiana, North
Carolina, Michigan,
New York and Pennsylvania, allowing for immediate local and
regional response. With thousands of employees primarily in rural
environments, the effects of COVID–19 are minimal, providing a
stable workforce for continuous production.
"In a time where companies are trying to protect
themselves," said Rick Holliday, CEO
and co-founder at Factory OS, "it's been an incredible
collaboration. Companies aligning for what's right
resulting in a powerful coalition. I'm excited to be a
part of it."
To ensure the success of this initiative, VBC
is coordinating and/or partnering with the United States Army
Corps of Engineers (USACE), National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL),
the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), the National
Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS), the National
Association of Home Builders – Building Systems Council
(NAHB), Housing & Urban Development (HUD) and Specialized
Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA).
"We're excited to work with VBC and help leverage industry
capacity to build solutions that address this crisis," said
Tom Hardiman, Executive Director of
the Modular Building Institute. "Vaughan and his team have put
in tremendous time, energy, and resources to pull this
together." Tom also stressed the amazing work going into this by
the entire industry. "In seven years leading this industry
association, I have never seen this level of collaboration among
architects, engineers, suppliers, and manufacturers, who considered
each other competitors prior to this."
For more information, contact:
Shawn Hendrix, VP of Marketing at
Volumetric Building Companies
shendrix@vbc.co
317-775-9415
or visit:
http://modularmobilization.vbc.co
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