The education landscape is changing. To maintain enrollment, learning spaces have to be engaging, responsive, and powered by technology. By building with DIRTT, the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) showed they were ready to grow.
Location
ABBOTSFORD, BRITISH COLUMBIA
SQ FT
18,240
DIRTT INSTALL
3 weeks
Architect
CHERNOFF THOMPSON ARCHITECTS
Designer
CHERNOFF THOMPSON ARCHITECTS
General Contractor
CHANDOS CONSTRUCTION
The Challenge
When students and faculty at the University of the Fraser Valley were displaced by campus construction, the school decided to convert a nearby restaurant. They had less than a year to design Building K and open the doors on a new active-learning space in time for the fall semester. Conventional construction methods wouldn’t have met that timeline, but the DIRTT modular construction system could.
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Our Solution
DIRTT’s expertise in prefabricated construction means we can handle tight timelines. For UFV, we precision-built all the components for new classrooms in our facilities while the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing were being roughed in on-site. This cut weeks off the construction schedule. Plus, once the site was ready, our wall assemblies quickly tipped up into place.
DIRTT Solid Walls aren’t just partitions. We design them to allow easy access to network and electrical infrastructure and build them to exacting acoustical standards. Building K features vibrant colored wall panels, 10-foot windows, integrated technology, and writable surfaces.
The Impact
Working closely with our partners, we met the deadline and had the new classrooms ready for the fall semester. The new space solved an immediate challenge and set up UFV to efficiently handle future needs. That’s because DIRTT components can be taken apart and reassembled in different combinations, so spaces can evolve without costly renovations.
Learn more about UFV's approach to active learning here.
DIRTT and this technology today allow us to make a substantial difference to the learners of the future.”
Mark Goudsblom
Director of Campus Planning and Facilities Management, The University of the Fraser Valley
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