Erode medical college & hosp building sets new records | Coimbatore News

Coimbatore: Not many people know that the recently constructed building for the Government Erode Medical College and Hospital in Perundurai was completed in just 45 days. While the work on the 69,200.56sqft building commenced on May 18, it was completed on July 1, despite the pandemic situation, using precast concrete construction technology.
The project was executed by Tirupur-based Teemage Builders with 156 employees on-site and another 370 at the factory by adhering to all the Covid-19 precautions. All the materials were manufactured at the factory and assembled at the construction site.
The sheer size of the building and speed at which it was built have helped the structure find a place in the Elite World Records, Asian Records Academy, India Records Academy and Tamilan Book of Records as the “largest hospital building constructed by precast concrete technology in the shortest period”.
The precast concrete technology is growing in popularity because of the spiralling construction and labour costs, constantly fluctuating prices of raw materials such as cement and steel, and unavailability of bricks. A growing number of contractors are opting for the precast technology for infrastructure projects like flyovers and government buildings.
The hospital, which has two blocks that are connected to each other, is equipped with 401 beds, of which 201 have oxygen facilities. The remaining 200 beds are housed in the general ward. The district administration had permitted the contractor to continue with construction, despite the pandemic, as the building would come handy if there is a third wave.
The precast concrete construction technology features structures made of wall slabs system with no columns or beams running through them. Builders say this will allow modifications and option to free space usage at any point of time.