Again, MODUS’ product is versatile and the company can offer solutions for a wide range of applications. “We build in a variety of mediums that suit the needs of the end user and our clients,” is how Rob puts it. In addition, they now also sell their panels to the broader construction market – that’s something they only started doing recently, as they previously opted to keep their technology in-house. MODUS’ panels can also be utilized in energy-efficient builds. Many of their projects are required to meet LEED standards, for example. They have also built to BC Step Code 4, to ‘Best Practices for Northern Building’ standard, and they have built buildings that utilized integrated photovoltaic solar panels. “We excel in an environment with higher environmental and energy requirements naturally due to our high performance building envelope systems,” Rob explains. “SIPs provide a near airtight seal, which ultimately leads to a significant reduction in cost of energy to heat and cool the space.” “Withenergyandenvironmental codes and standards rising, as they have in the past five years, and as they’re certainly going to continue to move that way, we’re in a good place,” he adds. “Our product is purpose-built for that. We’re very excited about that.” The company is also very excited about their work with First Nations groups, which is another growing market. A recent example of such a project – which is also an example of them building energy-efficiently – is the Coast Mountain College Student Housing project in Terrace, BC. There, in partnership with Vancouver architects HCMA and Prince George builders IDL Projects. That was a multi-million dollar project executed with a design-build approach. It was a 108-bed multi-storey student residence building that utilized a hybrid of modular and site built applications. It was completed in the fall of 2021. Each residence wing contained 54 beds, accessible communal spaces such as a student lounge, study space, Indigenous cultural space, and a common kitchen. The project also provided four suites for Elders or relatives to visit students in residence. Rob believes that MODUS was selected as a partner in that project due to their proficiency in meeting the higher enveloping requirement associated with BC Energy Step Code 4. They were also able to achieve a consolidated schedule by the use of modular construction. Rob believes that combination approach also appealed to the client and helped win the project team the job. “The central atrium area was all site-built with our partners, and the two wings that came off that main hub were all modular,” Rob explains. “It was around 50:50 modular-traditional split in scope of work.” That’s not the only recent example of MODUS working with Indigenous groups. Over the past couple, the company has worked often with those groups to provide a variety of buildings, from housing, to commercial, to emergency services. That work continues to this day, and has proven to be very exciting. THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE CANADA
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