The Modular Building Institute Announces January 2015 Building of the Month

Charlottesville, VA (PRWEB) January 12, 2015

The Modular Building Institute would like to announce the Building of the Month for January 2015 is Modular Genius modular addition to a Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington, DC. Modular construction was used in this project to fit a tight schedule and an even tighter workspace.

Modular Genius, Inc., Mobile Modular Express, and a veteran-owned contractor completed the two-story, 14,600 square-foot VA hospital addition over the summer of 2014. Comprised of twenty-four modules, both floors are designed to include private offices, conference rooms, storage rooms, electrical & data closets, utility closets, open office spaces with cubicles, kitchenettes, and restrooms, as well as two stairwells and one elevator. The addition utilized high-end, upgraded design specification to match the existing medical center building.

In order to maximize campus real estate and to eliminate any loss of parking spaces, the new modular building addition was strategically tucked into an area where three sides of the existing building surround it. Modular construction was chosen for this project for speed and to minimize disturbance on site. A special delivery and traffic plan was required for the building modules and construction materials so the main entrance and main loading dock area to the hospital was never blocked or compromised.

Installation and construction occurred from Friday to Sunday, with the core building put into place over these three days. The addition attached to the existing building with a site-built entry vestibule and a corridor to create two seamless access points to the newly constructed permanent modular building addition

# # # About the Modular Building Institute: Founded in 1983, the Modular Building Institute (MBI) is the only international non-profit trade association serving modular construction. Members are manufacturers, contractors, and fleet owners in two distinct segments of the industry - permanent modular construction (PMC) and relocatable buildings (RB). Our Mission: As the Voice of Commercial Modular Construction, it is MBI's mission to expand the use of offsite construction through innovative construction practices, outreach and education to the construction community and customers, and recognition of high quality modular designs and facilities.

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The Modular Building Institute Announces January 2015 Building of the Month