Recovery Through Innovation: ROC Modular’s Red Deer Recovery Community
Alberta is facing a rising demand for mental health and addiction recovery facilities, compounded by an urgent need for supportive housing solutions. The province’s escalating mental health challenges and substance use disorders, fueled by economic pressures and the opioid crisis, highlight the critical gap in accessible care and recovery options.
Equally pressing is the need to build affordable, recovery-oriented housing quickly, ensuring individuals have a stable environment as they transition from treatment to independent living. Without swift action to expand facilities and housing, many Albertans risk falling through the cracks, underscoring the importance of integrated care and housing strategies to foster long-term recovery and community well-being.
ROC Modular is at the forefront of enhancing construction with its innovative, efficient, high-quality modular solutions. So, to meet the unique challenges of building the Red Deer Recovery Community, ROC delivered a permanent modular build tailored to the project’s complex needs. The Red Deer Recovery Community stands as a flagship project that truly exemplifies the transformative potential of modular construction.
ROC Modular’s innovative approach brought this 45,477 sq. ft. facility to life through 73 prefabricated modules, creating a modern space with 75 treatment beds designed for long-term addiction recovery and mental health support. This modular build highlights the efficiency, precision, and scalability of modular construction. It demonstrates its capability to deliver complex construction projects and high-quality infrastructure that meets the specialized needs of healthcare and community services.
Overcoming Barriers to Building a Community of Recovery
The Red Deer Recovery Community was envisioned as a vital facility to address the growing need for comprehensive mental health and addiction recovery services in Alberta. The project aimed to create a welcoming and functional environment that could support long-term treatment and recovery of individuals in need.
However, achieving the vision came with its own set of challenges:
Goals:
- Build a modern facility to house 75 treatment beds and essential communal areas.
- Create a supportive environment that promotes long-term recovery.
- Complete the project efficiently to meet urgent community needs while maintaining the highest standards of quality and safety.
Challenges:
- The facility needed to meet stringent healthcare and safety standards while accommodating specific treatment and recovery needs.
- Rapid delivery was essential to address the immediate demand for mental health and addiction services.
- The project had to balance cost efficiency with the robust quality expected of permanent modular builds.
- Managing the intricate logistics of a 73-module build required precise planning and execution to minimize disruption and delays.
Innovative Solutions: Turning These Challenges into Triumphs
ROC Modular rose to the occasion with a tailored modular construction approach, ensuring the project’s goals were achieved while overcoming the outlined challenges:
- By prefabricating the 73 modules offsite, ROC Modular drastically reduced construction time and minimized onsite disruption, enabling faster delivery without sacrificing quality.
- The facility was designed and built to meet the exacting standards of healthcare infrastructure, ensuring safety, durability, and functionality.
- Modular construction optimized resource use, keeping the project within budget while maintaining high standards.
- ROC Modular worked closely with Alberta Infrastructure and Synergy Project Inc., ensuring precise coordination across all phases of the project for a successful outcome.
The Red Deer Recovery stands as a testament to the potential of modular construction to deliver innovative, efficient, and impactful solutions for complex community needs.
To learn more about how ROC Modular solved these problems, check out our feature in Modular Building Institute here
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