Modular Project: Melrose Public Schools, Hoover Elementary

Melrose, Massachusetts

Building a classroom wing using off-site construction only required delivery of six modules, minimizing the overall impact and inconvenience of construction noise and traffic burden on the surrounding community.

This 4,536 sq. ft. addition provides the school with three Kindergarten classrooms, restrooms, a janitor’s room, and entrance vestibules. The new wing is joined to the existing building through a site-built conditioned corridor, and is situated directly next to the playground. It was critical that this building be completed within the short time-frame allotted, so that school operations could proceed on-time, without disturbing the students. Off-site construction was the only method that could be used to get this done.

The six classroom modules were crane set on a concrete stem-wall foundation, including interior piers. The building has a rainwater collection system for storm water management, and a retaining wall was installed for rain water diversion. Final touches of pavement, sod, and landscaping create a welcoming and beautiful surrounding for learning.

Exceptional time constraints required special planning to carefully coordinate off-site construction with on-site installation of certain building components. This initiative ultimately resulted in the building being ready on-time for the school’s opening. It also demonstrated the extensive flexibility of using modular.

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