Offsite construction for emergencies: A focus on Isolation Space Creation (ISC) measures for the COVID-19 pandemic

Gbadamosi, Abdul-Quayyum; Oyedele, Lukumon; Olawale, Oladimeji; Abioye, Sofiat

Abstract

The outbreak of a pandemic of global concern, the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has tested the capacity of healthcare facilities to the brim in many developed countries. In a minacious fashion of rapid spread and extreme transmission rate, COVID-19 has triggered a shortage of healthcare facilities such as hospital bed spaces and ventilators. Various strategies have been adopted by the worst-hit countries to slacken or halt the spread of the virus. Common Isolation Space Creation (ISC) measures for the COVID-19 pandemic containment includes self-isolation at home, isolation at regular hospitals, isolation at existing epidemic hospitals, isolation at retrofitted buildings for an emergency, isolation at Temporary Mobile Cabins (TMCs), isolation at newly constructed temporary hospitals for COVID-19. This study evaluates the ISC measures and proposes offsite and modular solutions for the construction industry and built environment to respond to emergencies. While this study has proposed a solution for creating emergency isolation spaces for effective containment of such pandemic, other critical COVID-19 challenges such as the shortage of healthcare staff and other facilities are not addressed in this study.

Citation

Gbadamosi, A., Oyedele, L., Olawale, O., & Abioye, S. (2020). Offsite construction for emergencies: A focus on Isolation Space Creation (ISC) measures for the COVID-19 pandemic. Progress in Disaster Science, 8, Article 100130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pdisas.2020.100130

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 20, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Oct 26, 2020
• Publication Date: Dec 1, 2020
• Deposit Date: Nov 4, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 11, 2020
• Journal: Progress in Disaster Science
• Print ISSN: 2590-0617
• Electronic ISSN: 2590-0617
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 8
• Article Number: 100130
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pdisas.2020.100130
• Keywords: Covid-19; Emergency; Healthcare facilities; Hospitals; Offsite construction
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/6825809