b'COVID-19BUILT QUICKLY BY RETROFITTING SHIPPING CONTAINERS, THE CITIZEN CARE PODS AIM TO HELP WITH THE PANDEMIC RECOVERYPREFAB PRACTICESFOR PANDEMIC RECOVERYPCLS CITIZEN CARE PODS ADDRESS COVID-19 NEEDSModular construction techniques lend themselves well to addressing unexpected situations like the current pandemic. The U.K. has already tested these waters with its Nightingale field hospitals, which can accommodate 500 patients each. They can be built in as little as nine days using military labour and structural elements designed for conference exhibits.To relieve pressure on its hospitals, China was able to assemble two factory-built hospitals with a total capacity of 2,600 patients in 10 days. Now, PCL Construction is part of a teamTHE CARE PODS CAN BE CUSTOMIZED TOof organizations that has conceived the Citizen Care Pod, aINCLUDE INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY TOsmart health-screening and testing pod designed to assist withFACILITATE NON-CONTACT COMMUNICATIONpandemic recovery. Were integrating a lot of intelligent technology and can very quickly deploy these units to get businesses up and runningThe pods can be customized to include additional intelligent fast, says PCL Agile manager Troy Galvin. technologies and design features, such as cameras and speakers to monitor physical distancing outside the pod The multidisciplinary team behind the concept also includesor tablets to enable real-time, non-contact communication Citizen Care Pods Corporation, WZMH Architects, Insightbetween healthcare workers and patients.Enterprises and Microsoft. Together, they have created a customizable and portable structure that is ready to be used inAt PCL, we anticipate challenges and are proactive in such venues as large businesses, government buildings, sportsdeveloping solutions that make construction safer, more arenas and airports to expedite onsite testing. efficient and more sustainable. The Citizen Care Pods modular construction and integrated technology make it Utilizing modular construction methods and its own Job Sitea sustainable, plug-and-play solution that can be rapidly Insights Internet of Things hubs, PCL is manufacturing anddeployed to support the safe reopening of our economy, assembling the pods by retrofitting shipping containers withsays PCL vice president and district manager Kelly Wallace.customizable options. Each Citizen Care Pod includes between four and 10 physically-separated testing stations, as wellIn the future, the pods could be used for COVID-19 vaccine as sanitization stations outside for patients and inside fordistribution and, later, for testing and screening during healthcare workers.annual flu seasons. 24Quarter 2 2020 BUILDERSDIGEST'