HOSPITAL PARKING
‘Green walls’ are a popular choice for cladding. Berry Systems said: “The abundant growth of the plants used can lend a wonderful natural touch to any design, and purifies the air.”
from to charge these vehicles. The shift to EVs is being driven by the need to tackle climate change, and to provide a cleaner, more sustainable environment. If we are simply using more and more electricity, then it will defeat the object of the exercise. Renewable energy is the way forward. Car port systems that utilise solar panels are an ideal way to harness this – to not only charge the parked vehicles, but also offering the capability to store excess power in batteries, direct it to contribute to the operation of the building, or feed back into the grid. This is a ‘clean’ method for car parks to be environmentally friendly, while also increasing efficiency and reducing costs.
Addressing some of the key parking issues The demands for car parks are increasingly complex, and heavily depend not only upon legislation, which outlines how sites should operate and organise themselves, but also on the requirements of their users. Parking solutions for hospitals should provide well-designed spaces that provide safety and security for users’ vehicles, while being sufficiently adaptable to the future need. Berry Systems’ range of modular parking solutions provide the perfect, future-proof approach for parking on NHS sites. By relying on modern construction methods, the modular system allows for much faster build times. Offsite manufacturing means that the fabrication process is expedited, speeding up the erection process exponentially. Provided that the site conditions are correct, the Topdeck Modular system can be installed without the need for foundations. In instances where they are required, screw pile foundations are ideal for rapid installation.
Offsite system’s benefits The modular system’s reliance on offsite fabrication also minimises the risk of disruption to any worksite. It
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The erection of a large structure in any area can cause friction with residents.
allows for phased construction, which hugely reduces the space required for installation, and allows hospital sites to stem throughput away from the impacted areas. Entire car parks or accessible spaces around hospital sites shouldn’t have to close off and restrict access when work is taking place. Berry Systems is accredited by the Considerate Constructors Scheme, ensuring that the utmost care is taken to minimise disruption on site and allow for normal operation, as far as is possible. Even smaller jobs such as painting bay markings are eliminated, as the modular system’s panel work delineates spaces as they are constructed. The speed of both fabrication and
installation is one of the Topdeck Modular system’s greatest strengths, allowing for fully flexible multi-storey car parking solutions to be constructed in weeks, instead of months. This time saved is not only crucial for getting the site back up and running in the shortest amount of time possible, but it also saves on the initial budget, while ensuring that revenue will be generated for the Trust as soon as possible.
Funding options Trusts may not be aware of the funding options available to them to support sustainable power and resource efficiency projects within their car parks. As part of our turnkey parking solution, we can discuss a fully funded solution available through our partners at ESF Energy. These funding options offer either a set service charge for the provision of solar and EVC facilities, or the re-purchase of any surplus power generated from solar solutions. Modular systems are also perfectly equipped for any revisions that may need to be made to the parking structure in the future. The design ensures that future decks can be added to the car park with minimal disruption and reduced construction times. This system’s other major benefit over traditionally constructed car parks is the ability to demount and relocate the structure at a
later date, allowing the site to quite literally adapt to the environment as it changes. By relying on modern methods of
construction for our modular system, we provide hospital car parking solutions that offer as little disruption as possible during the construction process – systems which easily accommodate the requirements of rising numbers of EV users, and provide a flexible and dynamic approach to overflow and capacity issues. As the problems of the future change, so must our solutions. Providing infrastructure that easily adapts to a world in flux is increasingly important, and we must ensure that industry is changing with it.
Paul Eaton
Paul Eaton, Marketing and Business Development at Berry Systems, works with all the company’s departments ‘to create long-term value for a business from customers, markets, and relationships’. He often finds himself playing an active role in many of the business’s sales activities. Alongside his ‘deep involvement with customer service and satisfaction’, he spends his time at Berry dealing with enquiries and developing a network of contacts to attract new business to help the company develop and improve.
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