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Steve Menke Promoted to Vice President of Fabricon Modular, a BHRS Company
Steve Menke Promoted to Vice President of Fabricon Modular, a BHRS Company Fabricon Modular, a Florida-based modular construction company, announced that 35-year modular construction industry veteran and General Manager Steve Menke has been promoted to Vice President. Steve will continue to support Fabricon’s principal goals of bringing speed, scalability, and savings to modular construction. In…
Read MoreModular Building Institute Launches Multimillion Dollar Advocacy Campaign
Modular Building Institute Launches Multimillion-Dollar Advocacy Campaign Following the recent success in preventing the expansion of the Davis Bacon Act (DBA) into modular factories, the Modular Building Institute’s (MBI) Board of Directors announced today that it is launching a multiyear, multimillion-dollar campaign to spur investment and promote greater adoption of modular construction. “Now that it’s…
Read MoreWestlake Academy Opens 12 New Classrooms Manufactured by OMC
Westlake Academy Opens 12 New Classrooms Manufactured by OMC Hundreds of middle and high school students at Westlake Academy will attend classes for the first time tomorrow in 12 state-of-the-art classrooms located in two new 6,400 square foot buildings manufactured in a modular facility by OMC – Offsite Modular Construction, LLC. In what may be…
Read MoreHearst Elementary School Case Study from Wilmot Modular
Wilmot Modular was hired to consult and provide what was originally a two-story classroom expansion project. The school district wanted the building to match nearby
buildings on the campus, and fit in a steeply graded, small site. There were also budget constraints that had to be managed.
Unity Malmö – New Student Housing in Southern Sweden from Forta PRO
The city of Malmö in southern Sweden is set to welcome a new student housing project Unity Malmö, comprised of 5 building blocks, 450 micro-living apartments, where Forta PRO delivered 269 modules, total of 9,671.9 m2.
Read MoreCertainTeed’s ONE PRECISION ASSEMBLIES™ Panelized Solution
Using the latest advances in building science and prefabrication, CertainTeed developed these wall, floor, ceiling, and roof panel assemblies to meet the needs of builders and developers wanting to build higher-performing
homes, faster.
Sustainable and Energy-Efficient Solutions from DMDmodular
DMDmodular has recently achieved a significant milestone by successfully completing a relevant energy-efficient housing project, fully financed by EU funds, that tackles the industry’s most pressing challenges.
Read MorehomeD: On a Mission to Improve Affordable Housing in Canada
homeD’s mission is to alleviate homelessness and in British Columbia and they’ve developed unique modular housing products to that end. The company also embraces a strong social justice ethic, providing solutions for marginalized communities who face housing challenges, and is aligned with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Read MoreModular Hotel Room Prototype Shows Global Investors the Speed and Versatility of Modular Building
Forta PRO, a modular building manufacturer in Latvia, recently partnered with Marriott to create a modular hotel room based on their current design, Moxy. The two connected in Copenhagen in 2019, when Marriott expressed an interest in creating a mock-up to show investors the quality available through modular construction techniques. The stand-alone room is currently located in Frankfurt and is available for investors to visit.
Read MorePROMET: Providing Award-Winning Workforce Housing in Chile & Beyond
South America is a mining powerhouse, producing a substantial amount of the world’s silver, copper, tin, zinc, lithium, and nickel, and the mining industry requires a substantial amount of infrastructure to operate. That infrastructure includes workforce housing and office space that modular builders such as PROMET provide.
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