STEM Week: SEE YOURSELF IN STEM - SPEAKER SERIES

STEM Thinking to the Rescue - Pandemic Tent Prototype

Panelists from Paul Lukez Architecture / PLASES, Norian / Siani Engineers, Hirsch Construction Corp., Sparks, and Acentech

Opening Remarks By: Lt. Governor Karyn Polito and President of Framingham State University, Dr. Javier Cevallos

While still in development, the prototype of this pandemic-specific tent highlights the collaborative processes designers, engineers and builders pursue while engaging their science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills to advance emergency healthcare facilities such as for COVID-19. Most tents used for COVID-19 testing were designed for weddings and other special events. As the pandemic spread and the need for massive vaccinations loomed large, we asked ourselves if we could create a special tent custom-designed and tailored specifically for viral testing and administration of vaccines during a pandemic. Working with builders, fabricators and engineers, a team of designers developed a new prototype for such a tent, one that has better ventilation and is easier to clean, quicker to install and more structurally stable than the general-purpose tents commonly used for pandemics. You are invited to learn about our current design for this pandemic-specific tent and to offer questions and suggestions that can help improve its performance.

This presentation features representatives from an architecture firm, an energy-oriented consulting engineering firm, a construction corporation, a live + digital brand experience agency, and a multi-disciplinary acoustics, audiovisual, and vibration consulting firm all based in Massachusetts.

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