A UCF team is embarking on phase 2 of a project to build a model Resilience, Education, and Advocacy Center for Hazard Preparedness (REACH) hub—a self-sustaining solution to provide residents of underserved communities affected by a natural disaster with access to device charging, space to do laundry, ice for food preservation, etc. Phase 1 involved a community survey to identify the vital features of such a hub.
The mobile unit will be based on a trailer chassis and thus easily deployed in neighborhoods without power or service access. It will offer appliances and services for cooling off, charging devices, accessing the internet, and more. The key is the hub’s self-sustaining power, principally supplied via solar panels and supplemented by a conventional generator.
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