Ontario Hydro Office and Record Vault

Location: Pickering, Ontario
Square Footage: Two Story, 14,500
Number of Modules: 28 modules

In mid-October 1995, NRB was challenged to manufacture and deliver a 14,500 square foot two-story steel and concrete modular building to an Ontario Hydro site with occupancy of the record vault area a mandatory requirement by December 31.

On December 4, within six weeks of project start, NRB began shipping the 13' x 40' building modules (28 in total) to the site for installation. And on December 15, Hydro began transferring their documents from storage facilities off-site into the secure vault. Hydro uses the building as a records management control centre, housing all records management personnel.

The sprinklered vault area protects critical files and documents, and features a pre-poured concrete floor and ceiling assembly with two-hour fire rating throughout. A unique feature of this modular building is its hydraulic elevator. The elevator shaft was structurally designed and prefabricated in the upper and lower modules before being site installed.

This office/storage facility includes complete electrical, HVAC and plumbing systems, mostly preinstalled at the NRB plant. The exterior finish is 24-gauge steel cladding, and the interior is vinyl-covered gypsum board, with carpet and tile floor finish. The ceiling height on each floor is 8 feet 6 inches, finished with suspended acoustical tile.

This building office won an Honorable Mention in the 1996 building competition of the Modular Building Institute. MBI is an association of U.S., Canadian and other international modular builders and suppliers.

Another quality facility built by NRB Inc.