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Lendlease<\/a> has teamed up with B&T Manufacturing<\/a> to create new modular bathroom pods in the hopes of improving wellness for high-rise workers<\/h2>\n

If you\u2019ve ever used a porta-john, you know they\u2019re unpleasant. For most people, they\u2019re the last resort when on a road trip or at an event. But for many construction workers, they\u2019re a feature of daily life, especially in high-rise construction<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Because some porta-johns have urinals on the outside, and doors that are open at the top and bottom, bathrooms for female workers are typically on lower floors for additional privacy. This means women have to use the hoist to visit the bathroom. Spending time going up and down floors is irritating for workers and not a productive use of their time.<\/p>\n

An innovative solution<\/h3>\n

\u201cOne of our core values at Lendlease is innovation, and we wanted to improve wellness for our high-rise workers,\u201d says Glenn Clarke, the senior cost planner at Lendlease.<\/p>\n

So a group of Lendlease employees threw around some ideas \u2014 resulting in the concept of the H3 wellness pods.<\/p>\n

Clarke and his team came up with the concept before the current global pandemic hit. But now of course, proper hygiene is even more important. The H3 pods are more convenient and pleasant for workers to use \u2014 so frequent handwashing is not a chore!<\/p>\n

After developing the idea, Clarke\u2019s team built a prototype and got leadership buy-in. The next task was to find a manufacturer.<\/p>\n

Selecting B&T Manufacturing<\/h3>\n

\u201cWe needed a manufacturer who could accommodate our requirements and the product specifications,\u201d says Clarke.<\/p>\n

Lendlease\u2019s strategic sourcing manager, Terri Brown, adds that Lendlease selected B&T because, in addition to having the necessary manufacturing ability, they are also able to make rapid adjustments.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany pod manufacturers are willing to make however many hundreds of pods you need, but if you want a minor change, their process isn\u2019t set up to do that,\u201d Brown says.<\/p>\n

\u201cB&T\u2019s speciality is making those changes on the fly. I\u2019m not sure there\u2019s any other manufacturer out there who can do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

B&T Manufacturing founder Tim Torpey explains that B&T is able to do rapid framing<\/a> because they have three different FRAMECAD machines in their facility.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re also able to respond quickly to design changes,\u201d he says. \u201cOnce initial pods were placed on job sites, we asked for feedback so we could tweak the design and improve the product.\u201d<\/p>\n

Design tweaks<\/h3>\n

After the initial units were deployed, some minor improvements were made. For example, Lendlease changed how the doorknob locked.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted them to lock from the inside for privacy, but we also wanted to unlock them from the outside without a special key, in case of an emergency,\u201d says Clarke.<\/p>\n

Another design change was a result of Covid-19<\/a>. The first pods were produced before the pandemic and although they\u2019re easier to clean and more hygienic than porta-johns, they didn\u2019t directly address the possibility of viruses being present.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, for the next five pods, a broad spectrum UV light \u2014 which is known to kill viruses \u2014 was installed,\u201d says Brown.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe B&T team was able to incorporate that into the pod.\u201d<\/p>\n

Torpey explain that while the pods were in the factory, his team realized that the UV light wouldn\u2019t run through its disinfecting cycle if someone didn\u2019t close the door when they left the bathroom. \u201cSo we adjusted the closures so the door closes automatically when someone leaves. Easy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reception<\/h3>\n

H3 pods are currently deployed on job sites in Chicago, New York, and San Francisco. Los Angeles will soon have some too.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reception has been overwhelming. I talked with a young woman who was working on the 27th floor of one of our projects,\u201d says Clarke.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the past, she\u2019d had to wait for the hoist to go all the way down to the 1st floor to use the women\u2019s bathroom. Having one of these wellness pods available nearby changed everything for her.\u201d<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s not only construction sites where the pods can make a difference. They have other applications.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re remodelling our new manufacturing facility right now and the bathrooms were taken out, so we\u2019re currently using a mock-up pod we created!\u201d says Torpey.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe feedback has been phenomenal. Every tradesperson says it\u2019s really, really neat.\u201d<\/p>\n

Clarke adds, \u201cThe reception we\u2019ve received from industries other than construction \u2014 such as entertainment venues \u2014 has also been remarkable.\u201d<\/p>\n

The details<\/h3>\n

The pods are designed to be put near the top of a high-rise building under construction<\/a>, where the necessary service risers are already in place. Although they can be craned in, they\u2019re designed to fit into hoists and can be wheeled into place.<\/p>\n

Similar to home bathrooms, the fixtures inside are porcelain \u2014 the toilet is flushable and the sink has hot running water. Along with a water heater, each unit includes a light, hand dryer, HVAC system, and motion sensors so the light turns off when the pod is unoccupied. (Other options like the UV light are add-ons.)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe pod is hooked up to the sanitation riser on a construction site,\u201d explains Clarke. \u201cThe waste can either go down to the sewer connection at street level or a temporary septic tank can be installed.\u201d<\/p>\n

The units are pre-wired with a 220-volt marine connection \u201clike you\u2019d use on a dock or in a campground\u201d says Clarke.<\/p>\n

Torpey compares connecting up the pods on a job site to hooking up an RV.<\/p>\n

\u201cHere in South Dakota, lots of us have RVs and they hook up really well when we pull up to a site. It\u2019s really simple to connect an RV to power and water,\u201d Torpey says.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the same concept for these bathroom pods. Everything is designed to be plug and play.\u201d<\/p>\n

The future<\/h3>\n

\u201cThis is a paradigm shift for worker wellness,\u201d says Clarke. Torpey agrees that the H3 pods are encouraging people to think differently about wellness on job sites, and in other contexts too such as at events and on transit. And it\u2019s spurring related innovations.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve developed some entry tunnels that use facial recognition technology and take a temperature scan of each employee,\u201d says Torpey. \u201cWe have a couple of those deployed on construction sites and we\u2019ve had several rental companies express interest too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Looking further into the future, Brown has a vision that many construction workers would no doubt acknowledge is glorious. She says, \u201cEventually, the traditional porta-johns that you see on construction sites today will become a thing of the past.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Zena Ryder is a freelance writer, specializing in writing about construction. You can find her at\u00a0Zena, Freelance Writer<\/a>\u00a0and on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

This article was first published in the Modular Advantage – November\/December 2020 Edition<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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