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Apollo NZ Global · Knowledge Centre · Development & Humanitarian Infrastructure

Free practical information for people planning funded housing, WASH, health, education and community infrastructure.

These resources are intentionally useful beyond Apollo products. They are free to access and reference, with no enquiry or purchase required. Project teams, NGOs, consultants, contractors, community organisations and programme managers can use them to improve briefs, identify missing responsibilities and ask better supplier questions across international development, reconstruction and humanitarian infrastructure.

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Cornerstone guides

Start with the complete decision, not a single product feature.

These 12 resources cover the main planning questions in this knowledge cluster.

01Free planning guide

International Development & Humanitarian Infrastructure Planning Guide

A free practical framework for planning housing, sanitation, health, education and community infrastructure in funded international development and humanitarian projects.

Open guide 02Free procurement checklist

Humanitarian & Development Project Procurement Checklist

Free procurement checklist for international development and humanitarian infrastructure covering scope, evidence, supplier capability, quality, logistics, commercial terms and handover.

Open guide 03Free WASH planning guide

WASH & Sanitation Infrastructure Planning Guide

Free planning guide for modular toilets, showers, washing, accessible facilities and sanitation buildings in community, development and humanitarian projects.

Open guide 04Free reconstruction guide

Post-Disaster Reconstruction Infrastructure Planning Guide

Free planning guide for moving from emergency response into durable housing, sanitation, education, health and community infrastructure reconstruction.

Open guide 05Free quotation comparison guide

How to Compare Modular Housing Quotations

A free guide for comparing modular housing quotations on the same basis: scope, structure, services, technical evidence, logistics, installation, warranty and local works.

Open guide 06Free programme-scale guide

Pilot Project vs Full Rollout for Modular Housing Programmes

A free guide to deciding what should be validated in a modular housing pilot before releasing hundreds or thousands of repeat units.

Open guide 07Free housing decision guide

Permanent vs Transitional Housing: What Changes in the Project Brief?

A free comparison of permanent and transitional housing requirements across design life, services, foundations, comfort, approvals, maintenance and procurement.

Open guide 08Free programme-planning guide

Community Infrastructure Masterplanning Guide

A free early-stage guide for planning housing, WASH, health, education, administration, recreation, utilities and operations as one coordinated community programme.

Open guide 09Free water-scarcity guide

Planning Community Infrastructure Where Water Is Scarce

Free planning guidance for housing, sanitation, clinics, schools and community infrastructure where water supply is constrained, intermittent or climate-sensitive.

Open guide 10Free school-recovery guide

Rebuilding Schools After a Disaster

Free planning guidance for restoring classrooms, sanitation, administration, safe access and resilient learning infrastructure after disaster or major disruption.

Open guide 11Free severe-weather recovery guide

Housing After a Cyclone or Hurricane: Reconstruction Planning Guide

Free planning guidance for permanent or transitional housing programmes after cyclone or hurricane damage, covering site, wind, openings, anchoring, rain, corrosion, utilities and delivery.

Open guide 12Free remote-health guide

Remote Clinic Infrastructure Planning Guide

Free planning guide for remote clinics and health posts covering rooms, WASH, sanitation, waste, power, water, ventilation, access, maintenance and local serviceability.

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Specific answers

Find a focused answer to a narrower project question.

Each answer stays focused, then links to the relevant guide, tool or product pathway.

What information should be in a modular housing RFP?A useful RFP does not need to contain every finished design decision, but it should give every bidder the same project baseline. These are the inputs that materially improve supplier responses and make quotations easier to compare.Read answer Who is responsible for what on an international modular infrastructure project?Many project disputes begin at the boundary between the factory package and the local site package. A responsibility matrix should be agreed before order placement so every party understands what is supplied, designed, installed, checked and approved.Read answer Which official humanitarian and development resources should project teams check?Apollo's guides are practical project-planning material, not humanitarian standards. For funded development or emergency work, use the current official standards and procurement documents that apply to the project. These are useful starting points.Read answer What are the warning signs when reviewing a modular-building supplier?A warning sign is not automatically proof that a supplier is unsuitable. It is a prompt to request better evidence before committing the project. For large programmes, unexplained gaps in identity, engineering, quality control, capacity, references or logistics deserve resolution before price becomes the deciding factor.Read answer How should spare parts and maintenance be planned for remote infrastructure?Remote projects need a maintenance plan before shipment because the cost of one missing component can be dominated by freight and delay rather than part value. The goal is not to ship excessive spares; it is to identify components whose failure would stop the building or be difficult to replace locally.Read answer What should an international project team check before modular buildings arrive?A shipment can be manufactured correctly and still create major site problems if the receiving team is not ready. Pre-arrival planning should confirm documents, customs, inland access, unloading capacity, storage, inspection and installation sequence before the vessel or truck arrives.Read answer What documents should be ready before an international development RFP is issued?An RFP can still contain open questions, but bidders should receive the same baseline. This checklist helps procurement and technical teams assemble a usable information package and clearly mark what is known, provisional or still to be confirmed.Read answer How should sanitation be planned for remote communities?Remote sanitation projects should be planned as complete service systems, not as toilet buildings alone. Water availability, wastewater treatment or disposal, cleaning, accessibility, maintenance, spare parts and local operating capacity all influence whether the facility remains useful after handover.Read answer What should be considered when planning housing for teachers in remote communities?Where teacher housing forms part of an education programme, the housing brief should be treated as permanent or longer-life residential infrastructure rather than as a staff camp by default. Household composition, privacy, storage, utilities, climate comfort, personal safety, maintenance and distance from the school all matter.Read answer Why can modular construction cost more to deliver to island nations?Factory price is only one part of an island project. Small trade volumes, shipping connectivity, container utilisation, port handling, inland access, lifting, storage and local labour can materially affect the delivered cost of modular buildings. The right comparison is total project logistics, not the ex-factory unit price alone.Read answer

Planning tools

Turn research into a usable project brief.

Use the tools to structure the site, system and project questions Apollo needs before quotation and project review.

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Free Project Templates

Copy, download as CSV, print or save seven working templates for housing RFPs, supplier due diligence, WASH, responsibility allocation, remote logistics, reconstruction and community infrastructure.

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Global Project Builder

Structure destination, project type, quantities, technical requirements, logistics and supply scope for Apollo review.

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Remote Project Readiness

Check port handover, onward transport, unloading, local labour, spares and project documentation before remote supply is released.

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Project Upload Tool

Send RFPs, drawings, room schedules, site information and existing technical documents for project review.

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Handbook pathways

Use a structured reading path when the project is larger than one question.

These web handbooks bring related Apollo planning resources together in one reading path.

Remote Community Infrastructure Handbook

A free structured reading path for planning housing, sanitation, clinics, classrooms, utilities, logistics and local maintenance in remote and island communities.

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International Development Infrastructure Delivery Handbook

A free end-to-end reading path for taking a funded housing or community-infrastructure programme from needs assessment and RFP through supplier qualification, pilot, freight, rollout, handover and maintenance.

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Related Knowledge pathways

Keep the project connected when the question crosses systems.

Use a related knowledge area when the next decision crosses into another product or project category.

Climate & Global Projects

Carry climate, hazard, freight, documentation and remote-project conditions into the development programme.

Open Knowledge pathway

Public Realm & Development

Connect community infrastructure to public-space, civic amenity, recreation and lifecycle planning.

Open Knowledge pathway

Sports & Recreation

Add courts, equipment, lighting and community recreation where the programme includes school or public-sport infrastructure.

Open Knowledge pathway

From planning to product

Use the information freely, then move into a project pathway only if you need supply support.

The Knowledge Centre remains useful whether or not Apollo supplies the project. When a funded brief needs buildings or infrastructure, the commercial pathway connects the information to the relevant modular, housing, sports, public-realm and international supply systems.

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