New Modular Classrooms Announced For Granisle
Saturday, April 13, 2013 @ 6:18 AM
Granisle, B.C. – The provincial government has announced a $5.28-million school upgrade in Granisle.
The rural community is receiving five new modular classrooms to replace part of Babine Elementary-Secondary. Currently, 33 students are enrolled in kindergarten-to-Grade 12 at the school, which opened its doors in 1967 to accommodate Granisle’s then rapidly growing population. Given declining enrolment rates and the building’s deteriorating condition, newly designed modular classrooms were determined as the best solution to revitalize the facility.
The modular classrooms will feature a bright, open design with high ceilings and windows for plenty of natural light. In contrast to portables, modular classrooms are a more permanent solution to providing school space and have a designed 40-year life span.
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they should do this for all schools around the province. Then when a community ages and there are less students it’s easier and cheaper to relocate a school.
The probability of these kind of units being relocated elsewhere is very slim based on past experience with such approaches to construction.
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/capitalplanning/fdk_modular/#33
Yellowhead in was built in this fashion. The “gymnastics” required was one of the reasons for its demise.
I wonder what the cost per square foot or per student seat is for this approach versus a locally assembled school using the same type of materials.
The cost..a million dollars….for a trailer??? Who is making these absurd decisions????
Wood innovation…have a BC log builder put together some class rooms, bet they could build some pretty nice classrooms for $1million each.
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