THE REGIONAL VIEW: CAMPBELLREITH


URBAN SOLUTIONS TO RURAL PROBLEMS


HOSPITALS IN GHANA DEMONSTRATE THAT SMART CITY TECHNOLOGY CAN BE USED OUTSIDE URBAN ENVIRONMENTS, SAYS SIMON BOOTS, PARTNER IN CHARGE OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AT CAMPBELLREITH


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mart City technology is normally associated with urban centres, but it can be equally as useful and productive in a more open and rural environment. Indeed, it can even be


used to respond to challenges which are in fact different in nature than those that occur within an urban setting. Tis is particularly true in developing countries when building on new land where geological and infrastructure issues often arise. In March 2013, CampbellReith were instructed


by NMS Infrastructure Limited (NMSI) to provide Civil and Structural Engineering design services to their programme for six new district hospitals in Ghana. Several sites had already been selected and the Architect, TP Bennetts, had developed a detailed masterplan that responded to the Client’s brief and requirements.


42 EXPERTVIEW SPRING 2015 Each district hospital is to have 120 beds and


will be supported by a range of modern medical facilities to invigorate regional and district health care throughout Ghana. Te masterplan had been developed to integrate modern healthcare standards with local Ghanaian culture and sought to make best use of local construction materials and techniques. Construction costs have been rigorously


controlled both in construction and operation with minimum future maintenance costs being a key driver. In this respect, a single storey development model had been agreed at an early stage to avoid both the cost and maintenance issues associated with two storeys or more. Te added advantage of this approach was a more lightweight building frame and simplified construction process. However, this did produce a


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