Industry News

The previously-announced Acquisition of NRB, a full-service modular construction provider based in Grimsby, Ontario, has been completed.

As an ANSI accredited standard developing organization, the International Code Council (ICC) is partnering with the Modular Building Institute (MBI) in the development of two new comprehensive standards.

The Modular and Off-Site Construction Guide serves as a primer on the modular approach for architects. It includes value and opportunities of modular design, pitfalls designers should be wary of, and case studies that exemplify successes and obstacles.

According to the Modular Building Institute and Modular Home Builders Association, modular building manufacturers in the U.S. can quickly provide ready-to-use facilities to meet housing, education, and health care needs.

The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) has announced plans to build a 167-unit modular housing block in East New York, Brooklyn. FullStack Modular, a Brooklyn-based company, will oversee fabrication of the modular units for 581 Grant Avenue.

Acquisition enables Pacific Mobile to expand further into the Southern California marketplace while broadening its mobile office inventory to better serve customers throughout California

Acquisition enables Pacific Mobile to expand further into the Southern California marketplace while broadening its mobile office inventory to better serve customers throughout California

MBI’s 2019 World of Modular attracted a record crowd of over 1,000 attendees from more than 20 countries.

About 25 modular industry representatives attended MBI’s first in-person European Council Meeting on September 26, 2018.

The office of Texas Governor Greg Abbott has announced the reappointment of Roland Brown, Ramtech Building Systems’ Vice President of Design and Development to another term on the Texas Industrialized Building Code Council.