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Sprung Structures Testimonial Video with RPM President

David Renard, RPM’s President, shares his experiences building homeless navigation centers using Sprung’s tension fabric structures. With low construction costs, limited foundation requirements and the ability to deliver and build faster than conventional builders, Sprung is a viable solution for communities in need of navigation centers. The permanent or temporary shelter structures have bright and welcoming clear-span interiors, while also offering energy-efficient insulation to ensure a comfortable environment and lower overall operating costs.

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ULI-LA HOMELESSNESS SUMMIT 3.0

David Renard, RPM’s COO, was asked to share a case study at ULI LA’s Homelessness 3.0 Conference. The case study presented, Stockton Shelter, provides 180 beds in 4,000 square feet on a site with a five-year lease. The short site lease requires the entire project to be moved to a new location when the lease is up, resulting in the need for relocatable structures. The shelter addresses the needs of interim and emergency guests, the chronically unhoused, the recently dispossessed, veterans, seniors, individuals, and families. During the presentation, David, on behalf of RPM, explored every sensitive consideration to ensure the shelter population has been given a pathway to wellness and re-assimilation.

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Bremerton Emergency Shelter Project

Bremerton has contracted with RPM, a firm with expertise in rapidly responding to homelessness issues by creating plans and designing various shelter models for communities across the western United States. For Bremerton, RPM has reviewed local area needs to help understand which type of shelter can best address the impacts of homelessness on the local community.

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Mobile Navigation Centers Deliver Immediate Impact

Called navigation centers, these high-performance mobile shelters can be built in months for significantly less than the cost of traditional construction. Navigation center shelters achieve the stated goals of the Housing First philosophy – providing people with a safe and secure place to stay while working to get back in control of their lives, offering necessary services such as access to mental health care, substance abuse treatment and job training.

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