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Sector · Education

Schools, universities and classrooms delivered in months, not years

Universidad del Rosario added 11,500 m² across its Mutis and Norte campuses in 100 days of site work. Steel framing for permanent buildings and relocatable modular classrooms — dry assembly, phased delivery and compliance with NSR-10 and REP-2021 — for campuses that cannot stop.

Summary · Education sector
  • 4 documented education projects in Colombia and Panama — verifiable area, timeline and location.
  • Universidad del Rosario: 11,500 m² in 100 days (Mutis and Norte campuses, Bogotá).
  • Colegio Bilingüe: 1,100 m² in 8 phases without interrupting classes (Panama City).
  • Two systems: steel framing for permanent buildings and relocatable prefabricated modular classrooms.
01 · The challenge

Building for education without stopping the school year.

Fixed academic calendars, a campus full of students and demanding codes: education construction does not forgive uncertain schedules.

A campus cannot close because there is construction going on. The academic calendar leaves short intervention windows — breaks, inter-semester holidays, weekends — and every week of delay is paid in classrooms that do not open on time. Traditional wet, sequential construction rarely fits those windows: timelines stretch into years and the works share the site with students, noise and debris for far too long.

Industrialized construction reverses that equation. While foundations advance on campus, the structure is fabricated in parallel at the group's CNC plant (NewCon Steel®, Las Mañanitas · EMMA regime) in Zn-Al-Mg 275 g/m² steel with a ±0.5 mm fabrication tolerance. On site there is only assembly: dry works, less noise and up to 30% less construction waste — up to 90% faster than traditional building. That is why an education building in steel framing typically takes 3–5 months from foundations, and prefabricated modular classrooms are deployed in weeks.

Student safety also demands phased works: each zone is isolated and built while the rest of the campus operates normally. That is how the Colegio Bilingüe in Panama City — 1,100 m² executed in 8 phases — was built without interrupting classes. Speed does not exempt compliance: every project is designed to NSR-10 in Colombia and REP-2021 in Panama, with electrical installations under RETIE, inside the ISO 9001 · 14001 · 45001 · 37001 quality system of PEB Corp Group. The full evidence is in the project portfolio.

02 · Advantages

Six advantages for schools and universities.

What industrialized construction solves on a campus — with evidence from delivered projects.

  • 01
    Delivery between academic terms

    Steel framing buildings in 3–5 months from foundations and modular projects in 60–120 days: works are scheduled so classrooms open at the start of the term, not halfway through it.

  • 02
    Phases without closing the campus

    The structure arrives fabricated and is dry-assembled in stages. Evidence: Colegio Bilingüe in Panama City — 1,100 m² in 8 phases — with classes running throughout.

  • 03
    Code-compliant learning spaces

    Design and calculation to NSR-10 (Colombia) and REP-2021 (Panama), electrical installations to RETIE and profiles per AISI S100 — permit documentation included.

  • 04
    Classrooms that grow and relocate

    Interconnectable modules grow with enrolment: they are extended classroom by classroom, dismantled and relocated to another campus when demand changes.

  • 05
    Acoustic and thermal comfort by design

    Wall build-ups are specified layer by layer in the BIM model, room by room: classrooms, laboratories and libraries with acoustic and thermal insulation defined before fabrication.

  • 06
    Low maintenance

    Zn-Al-Mg 275 g/m² steel profiles and dry assembly: a dimensionally stable, corrosion-resistant structure with low maintenance over the life of the building.

Colegio Santa Luisa in Bogotá — school built in steel framing, 2,500 m² delivered in 3 months

Colegio Santa Luisa · 2,500 m² in 3 months · Bogotá, Colombia

04 · Fact sheet

Systems, timelines and codes for the sector.

The data an infrastructure director needs to evaluate the industrialized option.

Systems
Steel framing (LGS/CFS) for permanent buildings · prefabricated modules for relocatable classrooms
Timelines
Modular classrooms in weeks · education buildings in 3–5 months from foundations · complete modular projects in 60–120 days
Codes
NSR-10 (Colombia) · REP-2021 (Panama) · RETIE (electrical installations, Colombia) · IBC · AISI S100
Delivery model
Turnkey: BIM design and engineering, fabrication, logistics, civil works and installation — one contract
05 · Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions about modular schools.

How long does it take to build a modular school?
It depends on the system. Prefabricated modular classrooms are deployed in weeks and a complete modular project is delivered in 60–120 days. Education buildings in steel framing typically take 3–5 months from foundations: Universidad del Rosario (11,500 m²) was delivered in 100 days and Colegio Santa Luisa (2,500 m²) in 3 months.
Can you build while the school is in operation?
Yes. Works are scheduled in phases: each zone is isolated and built while the rest of the campus runs normally. Components arrive fabricated from the plant and are dry-assembled, with less noise and up to 30% less construction waste. Evidence: Colegio Bilingüe in Panama City — 1,100 m² in 8 phases — was built without interrupting classes.
Do modular classrooms comply with building codes?
Yes. Every project is designed and calculated to the code of its jurisdiction: NSR-10 in Colombia, REP-2021 in Panama and IBC where applicable, with electrical installations under RETIE and profiles per AISI S100. Drawings and permit documentation are part of the turnkey scope.
How much does a prefabricated school cost?
The cost depends on the architectural program: number of classrooms, laboratories, common areas, finishes, equipment and installations. That is why we do not publish a per-m² price for schools: request a proposal with quantities — reply within 24 business hours and technical proposal in 48 h. For the industrialized steel structure alone (MEP and civil works not included), see the 2026 reference table on the Steel Framing page.

Your next education building, ready in months.

Tell us the area, use and location of the project — reply within 24 business hours and technical proposal in 48 h.