How it works
From immediate need to a building that keeps growing.
Every RESPAND project follows the same six steps, whether it is a clinic, housing or a hotel. The building is designed once in 3D from catalogue parts, and expansion is planned from the start.
Six steps
How a project runs
- 1
Define
Site, users, first-day requirements and how needs are expected to grow.
- 2
Configure
Lay out the building on the grid from catalogue parts, and plan the phases that follow.
- 3
Engineer
The Engineer of Record checks the design for the jurisdiction and the wind speed of the island.
- 4
Make & order
The factory makes the parts from the 3D model; long-lead items are ordered from the bill of parts.
- 5
Ship & assemble
Containers ship while foundations are built. The crew bolts finished parts together in a known sequence.
- 6
Expand
Add rooms, pods or buildings on the same grid as demand, funding and needs grow.
Faster by design
Designed once in 3D. Made in a factory. Ordered, shipped and built in parallel.
A traditional project moves in a line, and each delay moves the finish date. When a RESPAND layout is frozen, the 3D model is the building: every part is known, counted and located. From that day, four streams of work run at the same time.
Approvals
The Engineer of Record and the authorities review a system they have seen before, not a new structure.
Factory production
The factory makes the floor and wall parts directly from the model.
Procurement
Windows, doors, girders and hardware are ordered from the model's bill of parts on day one, long-lead items first.
Site and shipping
The site crew builds foundations while containers are loaded and shipped. When they arrive, the site work is assembly.
When the containers arrive, the foundations are ready and the site work is assembly, not construction.
From factory to site
Shipped flat. Assembled on a grid. Built to expand.
- Step 1
Made in the factory
Floor and wall parts are made from the 3D model, with every part counted and located.
- Step 2
Shipped flat
Parts ship on edge in standard 40 ft high cube containers. Clinics can also ship as finished pods.
- Step 3
Assembled on piers
Foundations are built on site while the containers travel. The parts bolt together in a known sequence.
- Step 4
Connected and expanded
Services are connected and the building handed over. New rooms and pods join on the same grid.
RESPAND Ownership · Workforce housing
Prefer not to buy the camp?
RESPAND can own it and charge one daily rate per occupied bed for room and board.
Start with step one
Tell us what you need on day one.
Configure online, or send us the site details and we will prepare a proposal.