Wishbone ~ Graham Bowers Design
Overview www.environmental-en losures.com Rapid Deployment Enclosures (i) A rapid deployment system of lightweight, environmentally-controlled enclosures (rooms) and inter-connecting corridors, to create, for example, a full medical facility in a disaster zone. (ii) The system differs from those currently used in the following ways:- Although not a pre-built rigid structure, it has the capabilities of internal environmental control. Expansion and connection of the number of enclosures is not limited and can progress, whilst not compromising the activities being carried on within the enclosures already built. The connection of enclosures is achieved externally, so the integrity of the internal environment within the enclosure to be mated to is maintained. Similar to other systems, activities within the enclosures can commence immediately upon the erection of the enclosure. However, due to the semi translucent properties of the membrane covering the enclosures, daylight would be sufficient to illuminate the interior, and during the hours of darkness, non-specialist lighting provided externally (similar to site/stadium lighting) would also illuminate the interior. (iii) The object of this system is to provide a more sophisticated facility than is currently available. The system is made up of enclosures to satisfy the demands of an emergency/disaster situation, taking into account the necessary, desired and potential requirements demanded by such an event. (iv) The basic elements of the system are:- • a six metre diameter, three metre high, hemispherical, eight-sided enclosure/pod/dome or cell , which can act as anything from a store-room to an environmentally-controlled operating theatre, and • a modular corridor element, which can mate and spur off any or all eight faces of the cell and which can be connected to the cell externally, enabling the functioning environment within the cell to be undisturbed. The cells and corridors are in kit form, extremely lightweight and share common parts, which minimizes manufacturing costs and storage space. The ease of handling, due to the light weight, speeds transportation to site by whatever means the acting organization responsible for delivery chooses, or has available. (v) One application of the system would be a full medical facility in a disaster zone;
Channel: Science & Technology
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 a 12:00 am
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Tags: Wishbone Environmental Enclosures Rapid Deployment. Medical Facility Disaster Zones Emergency Zones
