OCDC Remodel !!

Additional Info

Award Winner : Modern Building Systems, Inc.

Architectural Excellence : This renovation project, reutilizes two 28’x64’ modular buildings originally constructed in 1982, to a fresh purpose and outlook as pre-school facilities for Oregon Child Development Coalition (OCDC) - an organization dedicated to improving the lives of low-income children and minority families.
The two buildings were required to architecturally fit into an existing site currently used as a child care facility. To utilize these buildings and maintain their structural integrity required a redesign by our staff and modifications to meet current energy standards Many modifications were required such as replacing the windows with highly Efficient windows doubling the quantity and adding exterior doors, replacing the siding with a more contemporary siding as well as new shingled roof, additional renovations included installation of high quality flooring and High pressure laminated cabinetry, addition of restrooms with child-height facilities and Dutch doors at the restrooms.

Cost Energy Effectiveness : The customer’s scope & cost restrictions called for reuse of as much as possible of the main structural components & interior finishes. This cost effective project accomplished reclamation of 97% of these materials utilized during the original construction. The interior finishes were kept intact & reused when at all possible reducing waste by 30% and in keeping with the project’s goals to remain cost effective while simultaneously environmentally responsible. The new exterior finishes were chosen for the purpose of using environmentally sustainable building products. Any damaged items from the original structure were able to be easily recycled, as the renovations were performed at Modern’s production facility with materials and equipment at our fingertips. Demo of the building pieces for remodel and the remodel work itself was performed at an extremely high level of efficiency saving the customer thousands of dollars over performing the same scope of work at site.

Design Firm Name : Modern Building Systems

Occupied Date : 5/15/2011

Production Start Date : 3/15/2011

Project Location City : Salem

Project Location State Name : OR

Technical Innovation : The redesign was accomplished by Moderns design, engineer & construction team working together with the customer & in consideration of end user as well as utilizing our EarthWise Certification. The addition of the restrooms with child-height facilities is ideally suited to meet the buildings’ new mission. Moderns scope encompassed system such as the fire alarm, additional electrical outlets with redundant grounds, a new more efficient lighting system the addition of DATA & telephone cabling , electrical & HVAC analysis insuring efficiency, high safety standards & all aspects of site work. During renovation process many minor repairs to roof joists & sheathing were completed in order to assure that the client received a product as structurally sound, if not more so, than the original ‘80’s construction. Completion of the project in this short time frame was only possible due to the site work & modular buildings’ renovations occurring simultaneously at Modern’s production facility.

Total Square Feet : 3600