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S.A.M.E. update
NEWSLETTER
AUGUST 2020
SOCIETY NEWS
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SAVE THE DATE
20 AUG 2020
SAME Guam Post VIRTUAL General Membership Meeting Video Conference Call 1200 -1300
17 SEP 2020 (16 SEP 2020 HST)
2020 Indo-Pacific Industry Forum Joint Honolulu and Guam Post Virtual Event Theme: “Military Engineering: Uniting the Pacific in the Past, Present, Future.” See www.samehonolulu.org
5-7 NOV 2020 (4-6 NOV 2020 CST)
2020 SAME Federal Small Business Conference, Dallas, TX Virtual National Event See www.samesbc.org
CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
Charlie Corn Scholarship Golf Tournament Starts Guam Golf Resort, Dededo JULY MAIN PRESENTATION RECAP:
Presented by Charles Esteves, Administrator, Office of Civil Defense. At the time of this presentation, Guam’s coronavirus statistics are shown in Figure 1. Guam’s Emergency Operations Center COVID-19 response is centered on the following seven incident objectives: Move towards elimination operations. Expand testing. Expand medical services capabilities and capacity. Sustain medical supplies. Sustain non-congregate sheltering. Public information and education. Conduct recovery operations. Elimination Operations includes maintaining and strengthening systems for Figure 1: Coronavirus Stats on Guam COVID-19 isolation and quarantine, expanding case detection and capacity for contact tracing, adjusting mandatory social distancing protocols and transition planning to COVID-19 teams. Expansion of Testing includes testing on a daily basis and identifying testing capacity and capabilities. Expansion of Medical Services includes preparing alternate care sites based on trigger points, adding medical personnel and removing of backlogs on mortuary affairs. Sustainment of Medical Supplies includes the prioritizing the distribution of medical supplies and equipment, the promotion and enforcement of personal protective equipment conservation, increasing the number of Government of Guam vendors for medical equipment and supplies, and donation management operations. Non-Congregate Sheltering is required for the COVID-19 response, unlike other sheltering such as in public school classrooms or gymnasiums used in typhoons. This requires risk-based decision making. The current status is 283 in quarantine and 16 in isolation. Public Information and Education on COVID-19 can be found on the Guam Homeland Security, Office of Civil Defense website (https://www.ghs.guam.gov/ coronavirus-covid-19) and includes press releases, infographics and factsheets. Recovery operations would ultimately be included as part of the response when the coronavirus pandemic is under control. With the new positive cases being reported on daily bases we all my keep vigilant and steadfast in following all recommended official guidance and mandates.
JULY 2020 MEETING PRESENTATION RECAP: HOMELESS VETERANS RE-INTEGRATION FACILITY
The Western Pacific Veterans Community (WPVC) Foundation is a non-profit organization with a focus on Veterans uniting to build self-sustained living community. Charlie Hermosa, President of the WPVC Foundation, presented on their plans for a Homeless Veterans Reintegration Facility, Phase 1. The facility will be located in Sinajana, as shown in see Figure 2. The key initiatives that will be served by the facility include the following: VA Compensated Work Therapy Support Homeless Veterans Wellness Center At Risk Youths/Vet Cadre One aspect for the project is the building design. Mr. Hermosa described the building design of one-bedroom units. The project is intend for homeless veterans to be able to selfconstruct components of housing units as shown in Figures 3 and 4 below. The square footage of a one-bedrom unit would be 325. It is estimated the building construction would take 80 Figure 2: Homeless Veterans Re-integration Facility, Sinajana -hours by two veterans and one supervisor. The WPVC intends to use the Lockwood Building System for construction which uses interlocking timber components and spring loaded tie rods allowing the structure to be strong enough to withstand earthquakes and tropical cyclones. The following is a summary of the building design: Shipping: One 20-ft container per one-bedroom unit “We don’t know Exterior Walls: 4.2 inch (62 mm) wall with aluminum cladding them all, Interior Walls: 1.2 inch (44 mm) solid timber but we owe Roof Structure: Trussed roof & Hardiegroove ceiling them all.” Windows & Doors: Aluminum Nulook safety glass ~ Anonymous Similar building units have been to construct temporary classrooms and temporary housing on Guam, Micronesia and the Marshall islands for the past 25 years.
Figure 3: One-bedroom, Floor Plan
Figure 4: Lockwood System, One-bedroom Unit
