Modular "STEAM" Classrooms

At Modus Systems, Inc., we are focused on challenging the status quo in everything we do. Our single-minded dedication to quality innovation has enabled us to become what we are today: California’s benchmark builder of gymnasiums for K-12 school districts and charter schools.

This has led to the development of our trademarked building strategy, called Modular Expandability®. And it has also provided the impetus for our latest breakthrough: Creating a blueprint for designing and building the classrooms of the future.

Now under construction, the first of these unprecedented new classrooms will forever change the shape of classroom construction both today and into the future.

In a Modus prefabricated classroom, gone are conventional walls and ceilings. In their place are construction elements exposed throughout the inner structure, openly engaging students’ innate curiosity and creating a fun, interactive environment for learning.

Vertical and horizontal joints, X braces, lateral supports, fittings etc. are all totally visible, challenging students to use their analytical minds to figure out how things are connected, and to ultimately identify cause and effect and train themselves to think in a manner consistent with today’s Design Based Learning.

Further enhanced by the brilliantly coordinated use of soothing calming colors, the feeling of “openness” from within extends to the entire outside world. Loft architecture gives the feeling of being outdoors. Windows replace walls, with even the doors themselves being all glass bi-fold doors. Artificial light is replaced by skylights through which the sun shines.

With LED lighting technology being used throughout, the Modus modular classroom uses up to 75% less energy and LED lasts up to 25 times longer than traditional lighting.

Attendance by both teachers and students by way of a more healthy environment is also significantly improved in Modus classrooms through the use of Low Displacement Air Systems, which improve air quality and thermal comfort, as well as saving energy and reducing utility costs.

Several independent studies have established that the improved air quality provided by these systems has a significant impact on the health, performance and attendance of both students and teachers.

Another plus is the low noise levels of these systems, which these same studies show a 21% test score improvement for students with less than 50 dBA background noise.

And not only are these groundbreaking new classrooms more cost efficient to maintain, they are surprisingly affordable to build. Plus, they are built to last for up to 50 years.

Consistent with today’s Design Based Learning.

Low Displacement Air Systems make for a healthier learning environment while saving energy and reducing utility costs.

Modus modular classroom uses up to 75% less energy and LED lasts up to 25 times longer than traditional lighting.

Another plus is the low noise levels of these systems, which these same studies show a 21% test score improvement for students with less than 50 dBA background noise.