GE Hitachi Nuclear Offices
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Award Winner : ModSpace
Architectural Excellence : GE turned to ModSpace Canada to provide a three-story,18-building office complex. This complex consisted of 8,640 square feet of office space on the second- and third-floors with a 4,320-square-foot cafeteria on the main floor, totaling 13,680 square feet in all. The entire project includes 18 modular units.
GE stressed that the new structure had to blend in seamlessly with the existing structures. A stucco exterior was used to achieve this effect. ModSpace worked with their stucco supplier to have the stucco “color matched” to the weathered red brick on the adjacent buildings. Modspace incorporated large windows in the modular building to provide a bright working environment for the GE employees.
Cost Energy Effectiveness : The innovative technology employed for the foundation eliminated the need for a conventional foundation and with it a costly excavation and soil remediation. This saved GE time and money while providing them with a solid building and stable foundation.
To ensure the complex maximized its energy efficiency, ModSpace built heating systems consisting of gas Bard units, with each floor having its own a dedicated HVAC system. This allowed the customer to control each floor according to the heating and cooling required in each zone.
Design Firm Name : ModSpace Canada
Occupied Date : 8/8/2011
Production Start Date : 10/29/2010
Project Location City : Peterborough
Project Location State Name : ON
Technical Innovation : A century of operation left the site’s soil contaminated with chemicals. As a result, the poor soil quality would not permit conventional foundation methods. The foundation would have to have to support a heavy structure, and be able to withstand the lateral forces created by high winds.
ModSpace’s internal engineering team developed a solution that would not require costly soil remediation. A foundation was built with 77 Chance helical piers complete with a 5-inch diameter grout column to a maximum depth of 26-feet deep. The piers were placed in clusters of one, two, and three and topped with reinforced concrete caps to distribute load of the building.
The 720-square-foot buildings were then craned into position. The second and third levels were poured concrete while the first floor was wood. A non-combustible steel structure was added on top of each floor before the modules were welded together to create a complex that is capable of handling the severe weather of the area.
Total Square Feet : 13680