KUBO Project Planning Tool
Estimate the preliminary accommodation capacity for a remote workforce camp based on workforce structure, room occupancy, shift pattern and planning allowance. The calculation provides an early estimate of beds, rooms and modular units before detailed camp layout development.
Beds, rooms and modular units describe different planning layers. Beds represent the accommodation capacity required for the planning population. Rooms depend on the occupancy standard selected for each workforce group. Estimated accommodation modules then convert those room counts using the initial assumption of two rooms per module for each group.
Even on two-shift or three-shift projects, personnel normally remain project residents. The default calculation therefore keeps one accommodation place for every resident. Shift pattern changes the estimated peak population using shared facilities such as dining, kitchens, changing areas, transport staging, recreation and sanitary buildings; it does not create a hot-bunking assumption.
Headcount is the first planning input, not the finished layout. A detailed camp plan also needs to coordinate accommodation hierarchy, dining, sanitation, circulation, offices, clinic space, recreation, utilities, fire and emergency access, climate conditions, logistics and possible future expansion.
A useful layout brief normally includes workforce count, worker hierarchy, preferred room occupancy, project location, available site size, climate, project duration and the support facilities required. KUBO can then review the capacity estimate against module dimensions, room standards, project specifications and the proposed site arrangement.
PRELIMINARY PROJECT BRIEF
Send your calculated workforce requirement to KUBO for a preliminary modular camp configuration. Your current calculator output will be included automatically.
Not under the default planning method. Each project resident still needs accommodation capacity. Two-shift operation only reduces the preliminary peak population used to discuss shared facilities. A hot-bunking arrangement would require a separate, explicitly approved operating model.
Separate occupancy standards can be applied to senior, supervisory and worker groups. The final zoning should then consider privacy, walking routes, management access, dining arrangements, sanitary facilities, security and the client's accommodation policy.
The suitable allowance depends on mobilisation uncertainty, turnover, visitors, isolation needs, phased workforce changes and expansion plans. This tool provides 0%, 5%, 10%, 15% and a custom 0–50% option so the assumption remains visible.
KUBO can review those facilities as part of a wider camp brief. Their final quantities require information such as meal periods, service model, local sanitary rules, workforce mix, shift peaks, utility conditions and client standards; this first calculator therefore presents a checklist rather than unsupported quantities.
Room counts are rounded up by workforce group. The first version then uses an editable planning assumption of two rooms per accommodation module for every group. This is not a confirmed KUBO engineering standard and must be calibrated against the selected floor plan and module dimensions.
Yes, it can support early capacity discussions for mining, energy, infrastructure, construction and EPC projects. The result remains preliminary because project location, climate, logistics, specifications and operating requirements can change the final configuration.
Provide workforce numbers and hierarchy, room occupancy, project location, available site size, climate, duration, utility basis, required supporting facilities, applicable specifications and known delivery or construction constraints.
Expansion can be considered during planning, but it depends on the selected building system, site circulation, utility capacity, fire access, structural interfaces, foundations and logistics. Reserve future zones and connection points before the initial layout is frozen.
