Modula

There are inherent advantages to building under controlled conditions by applying the efficiencies of factory production to on-site construction. Vela’s modular building system (Modula) is a solid walled rapid building system, requiring low skill labour for construction.

The modular building system enables the contractor to achieve a high quality permanent house or building at a relatively low cost.

Factors Driving Developers and Builders to Industrialise include:

Shortage of skilled trades people
Availability of building materials in remote areas
Maintaining construction quality
Building homes at competitive prices
Fast-track programmes

The Vela Modula Panel

Vela’s modular building system (Modula) is based on the internationally recognized Structurally Insulated Panel Systems (SIPs). The differentiating factor between the international SIPs system and the Vela Modula panel is that Vela has introduced a steel frame into the panel to enhance the structural integrity of the product.

The Vela Modula panels are also 1.2m in width x 110mm thick x 2.4 or 2.7m high which enables the panels to be easily man-handled, therefore no need for cranes on site. Vela’s modular building system is intended for use in single and double storey applications for both temporary and permanent houses, schools or clinics.

The Modula panel is a composite Structurally Insulated Panel (SIP) with two external skins comprising of board and structural plaster and an internal core of polyurethane. Plumbing and electrical conduits are prefixed into the composite panels, so no need for chasing on site.

Vela SBS’s Modular System

Structurally Insulated Panel (SIPs) are thermally efficient
Panels comprise of fire rated Magnesium Oxide outer boards with a solid polyurethane inner core
Interlocking panels allow for ease of construction
Aluminium or steel windows and door frames are pre-fitted
Electric & plumbing conduits are foamed in. No chasing in site
Panels are 1.2m wide. Vary wall heights up to 3m are available
External wall panels are 110mm thick excluding plaster
Panels are solid, robust and strong, and can be transported flat-packed over long distances
Structurally very sound, applicable for single and double storey construction
Certified by SA Agre’ment, and compliant with US (IRC R614) building code

Vela’s Modula system is a solid walled rapid building system, required low skill for construction. The Modula system enables the contractor to achieve a high quality permanent house at a relatively low cost.

Foundations

Light concrete raft foundation or Vela’s steel beams on plinths with board (concrete screed optional)
A bottom track is fixed to the foundation with anchor bolts

Modula Building Process

Construct a light concrete raft foundation or erect Vela’s steel floor beams on plinths with a floor-board surface (concrete screed optional)

A bottom track is fixed to the foundation with anchor bolts
Three men carry one panel and slot it over the pre-fixed bottom track
One panel slots into the next by means of a male-female connection detail
All joints are screw fixed to secure the panels
Roof structure, including roof tiles or sheeting is fitted. Ceilings are fixed in place
Walls are coated with a structural plaster, giving the building a conventional look & feel

Vela’s Modula system provides a high quality, solid walled, cost-effective, rapid modular building solution that can be transported to remote areas in a flat-pack format and easily erected.