A Good Way to Spend a Week
When you think about the advantages that come from system-built construction, the obvious first thought is speed. Compared to stick-built alternatives, the system-built approach accomplishes the same work in a fraction of the time needed to build from scratch on the site.
Speed’s important, but it’s far from the only advantage with modular construction. That’s illustrated nicely by one of our recent projects, the Dayton Condominiums, a 45-module residential project in Morgantown, W.Va. That 20,600 sq. ft. complex went up in just under one week this summer. And the people we partnered with on this one say that, from their point of view, engineering moxie counted for just as much.
Three years in the planning, the project was prepped with demolition of the previous site structures in the fall of 2007 and excavation/foundation placement in late February and early March of this year. The buildings were ordered in April and factory-built in time for the week-long setting process in June.
Just to share some vital statistics: The project included 21 dwelling units, assembled in three-story configuration above a site-built parking garage and retail stores. Overall, the condominiums feature 39 bedrooms. Employing wood-frame 5A construction, the system-built units are fire-sprinklered and factory-equipped with an EPDM roof.
Specially angled modular units were built to accommodate architects’ design requirements and site conditions. Setting began on Monday, June 9 and wrapped up by Friday, June 13.
It’s impossible to minimize the impact of prompt delivery and quick setting to the developers and owners of the project, The Phoenix Group of Morgantown. As the home of West Virginia University, Morgantown sees a constantly growing demand for multi-unit housing. Quick installation turnaround meant that the project would be available for occupancy by the fall term.
But Phoenix Group President Mike Castle says speed was only one positive aspect of the project. I’ll quote him: “Deluxe had the production capacity for this project. They helped to reduce our risk exposure – crane risk, setting risk, and so on.
“What mattered most from a developer’s perspective was their engineering capability. They really have the multi-family gig down. Our site manager was impressed with the quality of the plans they delivered – you really don’t get that degree of engineering foresight from lot of others. There’s a Deluxe way of doing things, a culture that says, ‘We want to control the process.’ ”
It’s almost enough to make us blush. There’s no question that engineering prowess translates as serious advantages to the developer and owner. It makes a difference in limiting problems and complications on the construction site. It results in a better, more lasting finished structure. And yes, it also contributes in a big way to the essential speed with which the project gets done.
Speed’s important, but it’s far from the only advantage with modular construction. That’s illustrated nicely by one of our recent projects, the Dayton Condominiums, a 45-module residential project in Morgantown, W.Va. That 20,600 sq. ft. complex went up in just under one week this summer. And the people we partnered with on this one say that, from their point of view, engineering moxie counted for just as much.
Three years in the planning, the project was prepped with demolition of the previous site structures in the fall of 2007 and excavation/foundation placement in late February and early March of this year. The buildings were ordered in April and factory-built in time for the week-long setting process in June.
Just to share some vital statistics: The project included 21 dwelling units, assembled in three-story configuration above a site-built parking garage and retail stores. Overall, the condominiums feature 39 bedrooms. Employing wood-frame 5A construction, the system-built units are fire-sprinklered and factory-equipped with an EPDM roof.
Specially angled modular units were built to accommodate architects’ design requirements and site conditions. Setting began on Monday, June 9 and wrapped up by Friday, June 13.
It’s impossible to minimize the impact of prompt delivery and quick setting to the developers and owners of the project, The Phoenix Group of Morgantown. As the home of West Virginia University, Morgantown sees a constantly growing demand for multi-unit housing. Quick installation turnaround meant that the project would be available for occupancy by the fall term.
But Phoenix Group President Mike Castle says speed was only one positive aspect of the project. I’ll quote him: “Deluxe had the production capacity for this project. They helped to reduce our risk exposure – crane risk, setting risk, and so on.
“What mattered most from a developer’s perspective was their engineering capability. They really have the multi-family gig down. Our site manager was impressed with the quality of the plans they delivered – you really don’t get that degree of engineering foresight from lot of others. There’s a Deluxe way of doing things, a culture that says, ‘We want to control the process.’ ”
It’s almost enough to make us blush. There’s no question that engineering prowess translates as serious advantages to the developer and owner. It makes a difference in limiting problems and complications on the construction site. It results in a better, more lasting finished structure. And yes, it also contributes in a big way to the essential speed with which the project gets done.
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