Past Modular Advantage Articles
Welcoming the Industry’s Rising Stars to the World of Modular
As part of Tremco’s Rising Stars program, students from the East Career & Technical Academy attended World of Modular to learn from industry experts and meet representatives of companies from across the modular construction industry. Their instructor, Tremco’s David Hutchinson, led the morning-long program on the conference’s third day.
Read MoreA Presidents’ Lunch 40 Years in the Making
At a luncheon hosted by MBI’s current executive director Tom Hardiman, CAE, and operations director Steven Williams, CAE, on the final day of the conference, nearly half of the association’s former board presidents were joined by Judy Smith, MBI’s former executive director who retired in 2004. There were warm greetings, old stories, and new insights into an
industry poised to grow like never before.
An Event to Remember: The 2023 World of Modular
MBI’s 2023 World of Modular conference and tradeshow was held in April at the luxurious Bellagio Resort & Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. World of Modular has long been the industry’s best chance to meet new contacts, learn from industry experts, and reconnect with old friends, but this year the excitement was palpable.
Read MoreMike Bollero, Sr.: A Leader in Modular Construction
Since those early days more than 50 years ago, Bollero has seen the modular construction industry grow and mature remarkably. The industry has provided both enduring relationships with colleagues as well as interesting challenges along the way. Here’s a look back at Mike Bollero, Sr.’s remarkable career.
Read MoreEuropean Company iQ Module Bets The Future on Shared Tech, Tools, and Partnerships
iQ Module—based out of Gdansk, Poland—has grown exponentially as a company, with offices in Germany and Denmark. The company has also embarked on an ongoing joint venture and partnership with Roger Krulak of FullStack Modular for projects in the U.S. and around the globe.
Read MoreIs Modular + Scattered Sites a Solution to the Affordable Housing Crisis?
Dean Dovolis of DJR Architecture is turning the worlds of modular construction and affordable housing on their heads. Instead of stacking modules to create one building, he’s using them to build 16 buildings on 16 different sites, all on the same production run. And he’s partnering with a public agency to do it.
Read MoreModernizing the Construction Sector
Navigating the path to a modernized construction sector has been a challenge for most firms. But thanks to supply-chain experts like New Gen Architects and Dyci Sfregola, CEO, and Sneha Kumari, Principal Consultant, leading modular construction firms are currently improving supply chain management and seeing productivity growth.
Read MoreIs Your Company a “Destination Employer?” These Four Are
These four companies are revolutionizing the search for young workers and attracting them to the modular construction industry. Here’s how.
Read MoreThis Partnership Strives to ‘Take the Hell Out of Healthcare’
New York general contractor The Axis Group and Pennsylvania modular manufacturer MODLOGIQ have partnered on many projects over the years and have have found success using modular construction in an uncommon way: by constructing healthcare buildings.
Read MoreMichael Mathews—A Full Circle Career
Working in architecture, development, and the modular construction industry is not always a predictable career path. For architect Michael Mathews, that certainly holds true.
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