A collective of building actors mobilize to deploy field hospitals

As part of a call for innovative solutions project launched by the Ministry of the Armed Forces, an unprecedented collective bringing together various building stakeholders has mobilized to offer an off-site construction solution that can be deployed in 6 weeks in order to facilitate access to field hospitals in support of the populations.

The current COVID-19 pandemic has notably revealed, in the context of this situation, in France as in Europe, the lack of sanitary facilities and beds in hospitals.

Faced with this observation, an impetus first initiated by the Smart Building Alliance and quickly joined by BATIMAT and several innovative players in the construction industry, has materialized in recent weeks to respond to the call for projects launched by the Ministry of Defense. in order to help find innovative support solutions for the care of patients, easily and quickly reproducible, nationwide.

The imagined project brings together many innovations: off-site manufacturing, BIM design, cross-functional project monitoring and concurrent engineering, durable and reusable works for other missions, e-learning training for assembly teams, etc.

The original solution plans to deploy units made of re-usable wooden modules, comprising approximately 15 intensive care rooms and associated premises, on a basis of 2 units within approximately 6 weeks, then 2 to 4 units every 2 weeks depending on requirements .

By relying on 7 production centers already present throughout the country, the production capacity would thus make it possible to operate, near hospitals, 105 beds from May 15 and 210 beds from May 30.

The collective has just transmitted the project to the Ministry of Defense and is at the disposal of the public authorities, ready to act according to the needs needed in France and in Europe.

Supported by the SAINT-GOBAIN group, the collective gathers its members around clearly defined missions:

Owner: NACARAT
Design and production: AIA Hospital Projects Division; DHOMINO; LECO
Production : SPIE BATIGNOLLES; SNERCT; CONSTRUCTION COMPANY; CONSTRUCTION BUSH; AFFORDABLE HOUSE
Risk management, security and compliance, technical assistance, BIM: SOCOTEC
Supply of construction materials and mobilization of the artisan network: SAINT GOBAIN
Logistics and transport management: IDEA Logistics
Sourcing and sourcing of components: EXSO
Legal support: GB2A cabinet
Coordination of actions: BATIMAT; LECO

Call for the mobilization of construction companies to train remotely in the modular construction of field hospitals as close as possible to the territories.

In parallel with this unprecedented approach and to speed up the construction of these field hospitals, a distance training platform has been created, with the aim of enabling volunteer companies to train quickly, while respecting containment measures. This solidarity initiative is brought by the LECO company, creator of the modular construction project "The affordable house".