Shelters for operations that have to keep running.
For companies and above all operators of critical infrastructure: protected space for staff, control room and technology — as a module on the site or integrated into a new build.
What operators need to settle first.
Wall thickness is not the decisive question — which function has to keep running is.
Define the protection goal
Staff, control room, server operation or storage — each function leads to a different design.
Critical-infrastructure duties
If your operation falls under critical-infrastructure rules, shelter, emergency power and communication belong in the same concept as your other resilience measures.
Location on the site
Area, subsoil, access and distance to production and hazard zones are checked in advance.
No shutdown
Plant production runs in parallel — work on site stays short.
Protected space for staff and technology.
Reinforced-concrete cell with tested blast door, filtered ventilation and full self-sufficiency — standalone on the site or integrated into the shell.
For companies and above all operators of critical infrastructure: protected space for staff, control room and technology — as a module on the site or integrated into a new build.
Configure first- ■ Occupancy sized to shift strength
- ■ Gas-tight blast door with emergency exit
- ■ NBC filter and overpressure ventilation
- ■ Emergency power and drinking water for several days
- ■ Prepared conduits for network and radio
- ■ Extendable via certified coupling points
Process
From clarifying the requirement to handover — every step with a fixed point of contact.
- 01
Clarify the requirement
Functions, people per shift and the availability you need.
- 02
Site review
Area on the site, subsoil, access, crane standing area, existing services.
- 03
Planning
Design, structural work, technical concept and interfaces to your building services.
- 04
Production
Plant production with batch testing, in parallel with ongoing operations.
- 05
Installation & handover
Placement, connection, function test and measurement record.
- 06
Operation & maintenance
Maintenance plan, filter changes, spare parts and a named contact.
Duties, evidence and tax treatment.
What operators should consider legally, fiscally and in terms of evidence.
Resilience duties
Operators of critical facilities must take and evidence measures to keep operations running. A shelter is one building block of that, not a substitute for the overall concept.
Documentation
Resistance classes, material values and measurement records are handed over documented.
Increased depreciation
For commercially used properties, increased depreciation may be available. We supply the documents for your tax adviser.
These notes do not replace legal, tax or security advice.
Frequently asked
The questions asked most often in this area.
That depends on sector and thresholds. We review with you which requirements affect the shelter — the legal assessment stays with your compliance function.
We will look at your site.
Send us the site, your protection goal and the number of people per shift — you get a first assessment back.
Confidential and non-binding.
We review site, requirement and permit situation. Every project is treated confidentially — without naming references, if you prefer.
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