Markets Served
Permanent Modular Construction
The PMC process includes offsite construction of modules or building units that are delivered to a single/fixed location. The modules are 60% - 90% completed in a controlled plant environment and then delivered on site. As the name suggests, this construction is a permanent structure and typically will not be re-located as per the owner’s need. Therefore, occupants planning for a long-term stay at one fixed location are best suited for permanent modular construction.
Examples of permanent modular construction include healthcare facilities, hotels, multi-family housing, and K-12 education facilities.
Examples of Permanent Modular Construction
Multi-Family Housing
Trethewey Avenue Supportive Housing Complex, built by Nomodic Modular Structures Inc. & Grandeur Housing.
Education
Fontana Unified School District – Sierra Lakes Elementary School, built by Silver Creek Modular
Relocatable Buildings
Relocatable buildings include offsite partial or complete construction of modules in a controlled plant environment. These modules are then delivered as per the owner’s need and can be re-located to different locations. Therefore, occupants planning for a short-term or temporary stay at one location and re-locating to different locations are best suited for this type of construction.
Examples of relocatable or portable buildings include classrooms, offices, structures for emergency housing/disaster relief, etc.
Examples of Relocatable Buildings
Portable Classrooms
Migrant Daycare Facility, built by Satellite Shelters, Inc. & Whitley Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Offices
The Catholic University of America Modular Office, built by Modular Genius, Inc. & Southeast Modular Manufacturing, Inc.
Workforce Housing
Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 - Concentradora, built by Tecno Fast S.A.
Disaster Relief
GEMA Temporary Hospital, built by BMarko Structures, LLC & Choate Construction.
Disaster Relief
In times of crisis or natural disaster, the rapid deployment of temporary structures—hospitals, housing, administration—can play a critical role in helping those affected respond and recover. Such buildings can be produced and stored in large quantities; and some, like the hospitals that were created in the immediate wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, are custom-built in exceptionally short time frames.
Rebuilding with Modular Housing
Modular housing offers a permanent alternative to temporary relocatable shelters. This case study details how modular housing was built and delivered in response to the wildfires that ravaged Lahaina, Hawai'i, in 2023.
