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KAMLOOPS – The on-site delivery and craning-in of the first modulars for new student housing at East Village at Thompson Rivers University has begun.
The modular housing was fabricated off-site in a temperature-controlled factory by NRB Modular Solutions of Kamloops and is being transported to the site. Each of the 52 modules will be set on the foundation footprint by crane and joined together like building blocks to make one integrated building. Once the modules are in place, the joints will be sealed and weatherproofed.
The building will arise over about 10 days in a Lego-like assembly.
Rendering of the new modular student housing going in at East Village @tru.ca
Completion for the new modular four-storey, 80-room, 148-student bed building is set for the end of summer 2023, with occupancy in fall 2023.
This will be the first modular build of its kind at TRU with many advantages over traditional construction, including cost and timesaving benefits.
The BC government provided $10.85 million in funding, while TRU has contributed $7.91 million. Government is investing in this student housing project as part of Homes for BC, a 10-year housing plan to build 114,00 units throughout the province by 2028.
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