Sustainable Temporary Infrastructure Solutions
for Humanitarian Missions
Mobile, scalable and modular
Sustainable Temporary Infrastructure Solutions
for Humanitarian Missions
Alexander William Smith
Director of Strategy
North America
+1 301 606 3355
a.smith@continest.com
Stefánia Szabó
Director
Continest Canada
+1 416 427 5235
s.szabo@continest.com
Continest support in Ukraine
Continest approach
The Continest CN 20’ foldable containers are designed to enable humanitarian organizations and rescue missions to quickly (within 10 minutes per unit) and safely set up temporary housing and first responder units in areas where transportation is challenging. Thanks to its foldability (1 truck can deliver 10 units), transportation volume & costs are reduced by 80%.
Continest Technologies Plc. can deliver instant modular solutions:
- Modular homes
- Schools / Kindergartens
- Temporary medical infrastructure
- Administrative / service areas
Continest has a proven track record in Ukraine, Africa and the Middle East with projects delivered within days or a few weeks after assignments.
Humanitarian use cases
Maui, Hawaii
Helping Those Displaced by the Maui Wildfires
In cooperation with civil and international non-profit organizations operating in the Hawaiian Islands, Continest units are providing temporary housing for 250 families left without shelter after the wildfires. An entire village is under construction to include homes with private bathrooms and kitchens, and will be completed by the end of October. These temporary housing units are for a project commissioned by the Family Life Center Maui aid organization.
The first units of the container city in the making departed Hungary, from the MH 47th Air Base in Pápa, aboard a Boeing Globemaster III C-17 to the remote Hawaiian Island of Maui.
Family Life Center selected Continest as the provider for the main living area of the homes due to their high-quality materials, advanced safety features, and flexibility. Multiple units can be combined to create larger living spaces and each unit can be set up in 3-5 minutes. In addition to the living space, private bathrooms, kitchens, and screened lanai’s will be sourced and assembled locally.
The design features of the Ohana Hope Village installed on Maui include:
- quick and efficient installation
- comfort and safety are prioritized
- modular design, thus suitable for smaller and larger families
- maintains traditional Hawaiian family lifestyle with a common outdoor dining area and larger common space
- 100% renewable (solar) sourced energy for the village
- playgrounds, community spaces and gardens also serve the residents
Continest not only provided the technology, but also helped with the commissioning, procurement and installation of the electrical, air conditioning and solar panel systems together with several local companies.
Make a donation
Your financial donation will go directly to providing shelter, housing, and other resources to those impacted by the fires on Maui.
References 2022, 2023
Humanitarian Disaster in Ukraine
Modular homes, offices: Odessa, Bucha, Csap, Budapest, Győr, Beregsurány, etc.
New Kindergarten, Borodyanka
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Station, Bucha
Partners
Order of Malta (H)
George Pataki Leadership and Learning Center (USA)
Magyar Vöröskereszt (H)
Hungarian American Coalition (USA)
Carpathian Foundation (UA)
HHRF (H)
Educational institutions (H)
Mobile school/kindergarten
Continest foldable technology can provide educational infrastructure when and where it is needed. The modularity helps to configure the platform according to the exact needs.
Classrooms/kindergartens can be deployed near shelters which can provide a solution for urgent challenges.
Advantages of the solution:
- Fast delivery and installation
- Economical
- Modular/Expandable
- Relocatable
- Durable
- Comfortable
Borodyanka, Ukraine
Building a New Kindergarten in Borodyanka, Ukraine
In just 6 days, we built a new container-based kindergarten in the yard next to the community’s bombed out kindergarten building in Borodyanka, near Kiev. The foldable and fixed frame container units were manufactured in Continest’s factory in Székesfehérvár, Hungary. A total of 23 containers makes up this new, modern building commissioned by MÖSZ (Hungarian Interchurch Aid). Our Ukrainian partner, SKLAD Service, helped us with the construction.
Location: Bucha is a city in Ukraine’s Kyiv Oblast
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Station for Ukraine
Planned delivery: end of June 2023
The EMS Station consists of 9 CN20 foldable container units assembled modularly and designed to provide personnel with the following
- 1 dispatch office
- 2 dining areas
- 2 relax rooms with beds
- 2 changing rooms with toilets and showers (men’s and women’s)
- 1 terrace
Panoramic windows
- Double-hung window 1440 × 2000 mm (5 pcs)
- Triple window 2175 × 2000 mm (1 pcs)
- Single-wing window 748 × 2000 mm (2 pcs)
Soroti, Uganda
Health care/medical facility
Mobile emergency patient ward
Objective: Design and implementation of a multifunctional mobile medical center that can provide proper healthcare to the population of Uganda. The green technology of the containers enables fast and efficient transport, storage and installation. Thanks to scalability modularity, the solution offers various expansion possibilities. Continest’s rapidly re-deployable medical structure is a great addition to the sustainable development of the healthcare system in the Republic of Uganda.
Multifunctional medical center consisting of 6 modularly assembled 20′ foldable container units.
Setup time: 10 hours
Advanced technology with proven track record
Thanks to foldability, we decrease 80% of the logistic burden (i.e., transport, storage) and the same amount of CO₂ emissions.
Fast deployment
Feasability of land transport
Feasibility of air transport
CN10 Standard
When a smaller space is all you need to work, sleep, sell, or play, the CN10 does it all! This foldable container was the first introduced by Continest and continues to inspire innovative solutions for retail sales, lodging, office space, modular buildings, and more. Technical specifications comply with international standards so transport and storage is economical and sustainable.
| DIMENSIONS | LENGTH | WIDTH | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Closed (mm) | 3000 | 2440 | 490 |
| Closed (feet) | 9.8 | 8 | 1.6 |
| Open (mm) | 3000 | 2440 | 2610 |
| Open (feet) | 9.8 | 8 | 8.6 |
| WEIGHT | kg | lb |
|---|---|---|
| 900 | 1984 |
CN20 Standard
Our most popular container solution, the CN20 combines all the benefits of a 20’ ISO fixed frame container with the advantages gained from foldability. The units can be safely stacked on top of each other for storage and transport, lowering costs and emissions. The CN20 design principles inspire the development of new CN products as we continue innovating.
| DIMENSIONS | LENGTH | WIDTH | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Closed (mm) | 6060 | 2440 | 540 |
| Closed (feet) | 19.9 | 8 | 1.8 |
| Open (mm) | 6060 | 2440 | 2750 |
| Open (feet) | 19.9 | 8 | 9 |
| WEIGHT | kg | lb |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 3968 |
Modular housing
Both CN10 and CN20 units can be utilized to create modular homes for projects of various size and demand. The advantages are the following:
CN Bed-Stay – housing option
Comfortable and portable bedroom units
Quick and easy to set-up, yet refined, CN Bed-Stay is the perfect sleep accommodation for visitors and staff at open-air festivals or anywhere there is a need for relatively short-term accommodation (e.g., military field exercises, emergency humanitarian or disaster situations).
The CN Bed-Stay is based on the standard foldable CN10 standard container, in which 2 bed frame systems with mattresses are installed into the floor, so comfortable sleeping accommodations for 2 people can be easily created in just a few minutes.
- Bed size: 190 × 75 cm
- Bed height: ~53,5 cm
- A 200 × 80 × 50 cm (L × W × H) storage space is available under the beds
CN Sanitary WetCell
CN on site accommodation with sanitary addition
A CN Sanitary WetCell is equipped with a regular flush toilet, a sink and a shower. Furthermore, it comes with a heater to keep the unit warm, as well as with a tankless water heater to ensure 24/7 warm water availability.
The fully equipped sanitary unit can be connected to both CN10 & CN20 containers.
| DIMENSIONS (mm) | WIDTH | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
| Outside dimensions | 2440 | 1503 |
| Inside dimensions | 2340 | 1403 |
| WEIGHT (kg) | Kg |
|---|---|
| 1040 |
CN Cargo
The next generation logistical solution
Continest continues to revolutionize the industry with its foldable container solutions. The latest innovation in cargo transport: The CN Cargo 20′ foldable cargo container premiered at the Intermodal Europe 2022 in Amsterdam.
Along with the worldwide event, medical, defense, and humanitarian aid sectors already served by Continest’s technology, the cargo industry can now also benefit from reduced transportation and storage costs while contributing to a global effort to reduce CO2 and GHG emissions.
Empty runs and limited space are no longer obstacles when 5 folded CN Cargo units can be stored and transported in the space of 1 standard container.
CN Shield – Ballistic Wall
Additional Modular Ballistic Wall | Shield System Generation
This custom made add-on frame & panel system provides ballistic protection and can be installed on already operational units (currently up to NIJ 3+ protection level).
With CN Shield elements, which can be easily placed on the side walls and tops of our containers, we can provide protection to those inside. They can be also be used on multiple containers that are modularly connected, without limitations.
The walls give protection against 0.22 mm, 9 mm, 5.56 mm, and 7.62 NATO caliber and shrapnel.
The CN Hybrid unit is the result of the cooperation of two market leaders from different industry sectors: innovative infrastructure solutions by Continest (HUN) and power storage and management by Axsol (DEU).
The concept of the unit is to provide the most efficient energy production and storage combination for deployed infrastructure systems regardless of the geographical and environmental conditions.
The smart energy management system integrated in the CN20 unit, the built in batteries, the solar PV array and the generator provide permanent and safe power generator while the fuel consumption of the geretor is decreased by 50–70% and its maintenance cycles by 80%. The fuel and maintenance savings, the autonomous operation combined with the logistical efficiency of the foldable units create a unique solution for anyone operating in the field no matter where and when.
The key to the system’s performance is the ability to connect several power sources with the help of a central inverter – Victron Energy MultiPlus II 48V/5000/70, generating and storing energy in the most efficient way.
Field tested during Brave Warrior 2020 Hungary (10–24 Sept).
Deployable training solutions for peacekeeping and law enforcement personnel
CN FOB
Forward Operating Base
CN MSR
Deployable Military Shooting Range
CN Hybrid
Forward Operating Base
CN MTC
Mobile Training Center
CN CP
Checkpoint
