Modular Advantage Magazine
Ralph Tavares: Family, Business, and Beaches
Modular construction is growing in popularity because it offers several advantages over traditional construction. Here’s how it works.
Read MoreWhat is the Davis-Bacon Act and How Does it Affect Modular Construction?
Adopted in 1941, the Davis-Bacon Act was written long before the modular construction industry gained momentum. Now, the US Dept. of Labor is considering applying the law in ways that will seriously curtail the use of modular construction for federal and state projects.
Read MoreHacking Construction and Making it Greener at BOXY
Born and raised in Louisiana, young brothers, Mateo and Tiago Atwi, are eager to — as they put it — “hack the construction industry” by overcoming obstacles in creative, non-standard ways in order to achieve surprising results.
Read MoreInside-Out Modular Design-Thinking
Modular design-thinking respects that buildings change over time, says Bobby Vance of ModularDesign+. “When I design for modular construction, I design the inside first and then grow that outwards into the overall building.”
Read MoreDemands Booms for Cleanrooms: G-CON Delivers
Modular cleanrooms can be delivered faster than regular construction, leading to a faster time-to-market for pharmaceuticals and therapies. G-CON’s José Negrón explains how they’re built and delivered.
Read MoreModular Research and Real World Results
UNLV’s Dr. Jin Ouk Choi shares some of the findings from his years of industry research, describes critical success factors for modular projects, and talks about his participation in a recent nationally-recognized student project.
Read MoreLow-Income Housing Can Blaze the Trail for the Modular Industry
Silver Creek CEO Jim McGeever, formerly of Oracle Netsuite, believes low-income and affordable housing is a key growth sector for the modular construction industry.
Read MoreMBI Solves Relocatable Building Code Issues in Atlanta
A large fleet owner member of MBI was recently delayed in Georgia due to the state’s confusion over the details of the International Building Code. According to the company’s regional general manager, “The feedback we got was, ‘Your plans are not up to date, you need to bring them up to code.’”
Here’s how MBI was able to correct the state’s misunderstanding.
Read MoreInside the Modular Building Process
Modular construction is growing in popularity because it offers several advantages over traditional construction. Here’s how it works.
Read MoreMBI Helps Kick-Start Stalled Plan Review Process
Modular projects in Washington State had ground to a halt. Plan review lead times began stretching into six, eight, even twelve weeks. “Over the summer of 2021, it was getting even longer than that,” says Alan Rasmussen of Modern Building Systems. “By the fall and winter of 2021, reviews were taking 24 weeks.”
Here’s how MBI was able to get things moving again.
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