When Valley Lutheran Hospital administrators were faced with the difficult task of relocating their fourth-floor Cardiac Rehabilitation Center and all of its patients, they took advantage of the tremendous time savings offered by Modular Technology's revolutionary construction methods. Completed in only 67 days, this pristine hospital addition is handicapped-accessible and houses a reception area, offices, and an exercise room.

In addition to the accelerated construction schedule, the building's design and engineering both posed special challenges. Specifically, the modular interior and exterior had to identically match the main building as well as offer patients the same recuperative environment available to others. Hence, identical materials, equipment and fixtures were used to create an open and comfortable state-of-the-art facility. Floor-to-ceiling windows enhance the contemporary design while ten-foot ceilings in the main areas add to the light, spacious atmosphere. In fact, the smooth, three-coat stucco exterior finish creates such a crisp, clean appearance that this structure is indiscernible as a modular addition.

And it is within those smooth walls that true innovation resides. We are proud to note that this is the first Type 1 non-combustible modular building installed in the State of Arizona. This special type of construction requires three-hour fire-rated columns and a two-hour fire-rated roof structure. We accomplished this by using spray-on fireproofing and multi-layer drywall construction. What's more, this facility was installed on a concrete slab-on-grade foundation and features its own Class A fire alarm system with a fire sprinkler system extended from the main building.