Before you start a shelter project

Soil class, groundwater level and access routes directly define shelter architecture. Some site conditions rule out certain solutions from the start.

An early geotechnical survey prevents serious cost and time losses later on.

How many people the shelter is planned for and for how long changes the entire ventilation, water, energy and storage calculation.

An unrealistic capacity target is a starting mistake that weakens the whole system.

Building permits, shelter regulations and local legislation must be addressed at the outset. A project that seeks workarounds later is the most expensive project.

A shelter's protective value grows when its location and internal layout remain unknown. The process must be run with confidentiality discipline from the first conversation.

For this reason, DEA DEFENCE operates under a mutual non-disclosure agreement starting from the initial discussions.