SG Blocks Delivers D-Tec 2 Testing Pods to LAX Airport to Begin Installation for COVID-19 Testing
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SG Blocks, Inc., (Nasdaq: SGBX) (“SG Blocks” or the “Company”) a leading designer, innovator, and fabricator of sustainable and green container-based structures, announced the delivery of its D-Tec 2 Testing Pods to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
The Company had previously announced on November 18, 2020 that its joint venture partnership Clarity Mobile Venture had signed an agreement to provide coronavirus tests for passengers and employees at LAX. The testing facility is expected to open in early December 2020 and will be located a five-minute walk from the main terminal at LAX. At this facility, PCR tests will be administered with results available within 3 hours for passengers and airline crew, and no later than 24 hours for airport employees, with the capacity for 1,000 PCR tests per eight-hour shift. Additionally, other rapid coronavirus tests including antigen tests will be provided.
SG Blocks, in collaboration with Grimshaw Architects, have created the D-Tec 2 Testing Pods delivered to LAX for the testing facility with the goal to work towards safer and more secure air travel for both passengers and employees alike.
About SG Blocks, Inc.:
SG Blocks, Inc. is a premier innovator in advancing and promoting the use of code-engineered cargo shipping containers for safe and sustainable construction. The firm offers a product that exceeds many standard building code requirements, and also supports developers, architects, builders and owners in achieving greener construction, faster execution, and stronger buildings of higher value. Each project starts with GreenSteel™, the structural core and shell of an SG Blocks building, and then customized to client specifications. For more information, visit www.sgblocks.com.
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