Pagliuca Life Lab
Littleton, MA – Triumph Modular Incorporated, and manufacturing partner NRB Inc., both long-time members of the Modular Building Institute (MBI), were awarded First Place, as well as the prestigious Best of Show, in the permanent modular category for the Pagliuca Life Lab at Harvard University. The awards were presented at the 34th Annual World of Modular Awards of Distinction in Tucson, Ariz. The MBI awards program showcases the industry’s most advanced and innovative modular projects across the world.
Harvard University engaged design firm Shepley Bulfinch and modular specialist Triumph Modular in preconstruction, as well as called on NRB and Shawmut Design & Construction to join the team in a deep collaborative effort to coordinate, design and build the 15,000sf wet lab.
The Pagliuca Life Lab is made up of 33 modules, which were built offsite by NRB. The latest practices in modular construction were used, which includes concurrent activities on and off the project site, resulting in a compressed schedule; 20 life sciences and biotech startups were able to move in and begin using the facility at a faster rate than had the project been constructed by more traditional methods.
