With speed to re-opening a primary consideration to protect market share and minimize lost sales, modular construction was chosen due to NRB's expedited timeline.

As NRB's crews were taking down the old restaurant, work on custom modules for the new building was underway at NRB's production facility. While the new restaurant was to incorporate seating for 54 persons, the original site was small, and a basement was needed to accommodate employee services, storage, and some extra equipment. With modular construction, the basement was excavated and a concrete floor poured as module fabrication continued.

Structurally, the new restaurant was designed in five modules, with concrete poured over steel deck for the floors. The centre and longest unit was 38 feet long, 12 feet wide, 14 feet high, and weighed 45,000 pounds. The new KFC restaurant features exterior brick, and all interior finishes are identical to those used in their conventionally built stores. All cabinets, counters and planters, plus solid oak window frames and trim were installed in our plant.

This project is an excellent example of how a client can receive superior build quality equal to or better than conventional construction, while at the same time benefiting from a dramatically compressed timeline, with no compromise in fit and finish, particularly important for competitive national marketers.