Tag Archives: Testing

Schoolbus Mobile Testing Unit

Perkins & Will, USA | Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, Denmark | Arup Group, Denmark
https://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/global-design-firms-collaborate-new-covid-19-mobile-testing-lab-bring-testing-vulnerable

Diagram outlining the urgent need for testing facilities that are accessible to underserved communities regardless of their financial or transportation restrictions
Underserved and high risk communities have less access to healthcare and testing. Retrofitted school buses combined with mobile app access can provide a scalable and cost-effective solution for mobile testing. Mobile and accessible innovations are necessary in eliminating the disproportionate care underserved communities are experiencing. This not only provides a solution for testing in times of COVID-19 but could be adapted in the future for different uses to provide better healthcare services and much needed access to resources.

Mobile Testing Stations

Los Angeles, USA, M-Rad Architects + Trailer Made
https://www.designboom.com/design/mobile-covid-19-testing-stations-los-angeles-m-rad-04-28-2020/

These mobile testing stations will be situated in the most vulnerable neighborhoods that see an increase in positive cases in dense cities. Created with antimicrobial copper, this will help with self-sanitization and establishing a secure place to keep safe and clean for testing. Medical practitioners at the stations in LA will be taking swabs from patients using arm length rubber gloves through a Perspex divider to prevent any chance of cross-contamination. The mobile units could be repurposed to serve the homeless population in the form of shelter, medical and cleaning facilities, remote food delivery, blood donations, or vaccine delivery.