A modular shelter developed with scientists from the Military University of Technology (WAT) will soon reach the market. The shelter is designed to consider chemical, biological and radiological threats, including radioactive fallout. It is resistant to airborne shock wave, clutter, debris of various origins and prolonged external fires. It can also protect against ballistic action.

The product is the result of a project developed by scientists from the Civil Engineering and Geodesy Department of the WAT and the construction company Fundament in Bydgoszcz, which made the prototype. The combination of academic knowledge and technological potential resulted in the Polish Modular Shelter, which is an innovation on a global scale. The solution was patented and won a nomination for the Defender award at the International Defence Industry Exhibition in Kielce. The licence to introduce the product onto market was acquired by Mahton Schrony sp. z o.o. from the university.

The shelter provides the best conditions for collective survival over an extended period in various situations caused by natural disasters, industrial accidents, exacerbation of social and international conflicts, terrorist actions, and war. The construction time of the facility is minimal, as the individual segments are made at the prefabrication plant and then transported by land transport and assembled on site.

The shelter consists of a living room, bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, technical room, and airtight vestibule. It has a main entrance and an emergency exit. The modular structure facilitates the formation of multi-purpose shelters from the designed four types of building segments in any spatial configuration. It can be erected considering most of the ground conditions found throughout the country. In peacetime, it can be used as a storage room.

Arkadiusz Słomczyński