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Modular Advantage Magazine

In each bi-monthly issue, Modular Advantage magazine explores a specific modular construction topic and features interviews and articles from industry experts along with news and updates from the Modular Building Institute and its members, modular building case studies, and upcoming industry events. This construction trade magazine is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the global commercial modular and relocatable buildings industry.

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Latest Articles & Interviews

AoRa Development Aims for New York’s First Triple Net Zero Building Using Modular Methods

More cities are providing funding for newer infrastructure projects as long as they meet sustainability requirements. This is how modular can fit the bill, thanks to its lower waste production.

Developers and Designers: Lessons Learned with Modular Design

Modular construction is attractive to many developers because sitework and module construction can occur simultaneously, shortening the schedule and reducing additional costs.

UTILE: Putting Modular Building on a Fast Track

In Quebec, UTILE is taking the lead in creating affordable modular buildings to help decrease the student housing shortage. During the process, the company discovered what it takes to make the transition to modular building a success.

Sobha Modular Teaches Developers How to Think Like Manufacturers

With its 2.7 million square foot factory in UAE, Sobha Modular is bringing both its high-end bathroom pods to high-end residences to Dubai while developing modular projects for the U.S. and Australia.

RoadMasters: Why Early Transport Planning is Make-or-Break in Modular Construction

In modular construction, transportation is often called the “missing link.” While it rarely stops a project outright, poor planning can trigger costly delays, rerouting, and budget overruns.

Navigating Risk in Commercial Real Estate and Modular Construction: Insights from a 44-Year Industry Veteran

Modular projects involve manufacturing, transportation, and on-site assembly. Developers must understand exactly what they are responsible for versus what they subcontract. Risk advisors should research the developer’s contractors, subcontractors, and design-build consultants—especially the modular manufacturer.

Art²Park – A Creative Application of Modular and Conventional Construction

Art²Park is more than a park building—it’s a demonstration of what modular construction can achieve when thoughtfully integrated with traditional materials. The use of shipping containers provided not only speed and sustainability benefits but also a powerful structural core that simplified and strengthened the rest of the building.

Building Smarter: A New Standard in Modular Construction Efficiency

Rising material prices, labour shortages, expensive financing and tightening environmental rules have made conventional construction slower, costlier, and more unpredictable. To keep projects on schedule and within budget, builders are increasingly turning to smarter industrialized methods.

Current Issue

Featuring new interviews and articles from modular building stakeholders around the world, this issue of Modular Advantage provides commercial real estate developers with valuable insights and strategies for getting started—and succeeding—with modular construction.

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Featured Modular Building Case Studies

Pomeroy Employee Housing

The Pomeroy Lodging Employee Housing complex in Kananaskis, AB, is a 24,194 sq. ft., three-story structure with 57 studio units and a communal main-level area, designed for full-time employees and comprised of 36 prefabricated modules.

Scalable & Smart EV Charging Containers

NexE, the green energy sister company of TECO-Westinghouse, partnered with Falcon Structures to design and build portable enclosures for EV fleet operators interested in re-deployable units that support EV charging depots with significant cost savings. The goal: create durable, relocatable EV infrastructure solutions that sidestep the constraints of traditional construction.

732 El Camino Real

Each living unit at 732 El Camino Real was built in the Autovol plant by a combination of robots and Autovol’s skilled builders. Work was completed for all 134 units in 51 days. The living units left the factory as fully functioning apartments—approved in factory by California inspectors to meet all applicable codes.

Heat-Resistant Equipment Enclosure for Industrial Ovens

To house the end customer’s industrial-strength ovens, Panel Built created over 400 heat-resistant panels, each built to exact specifications and clearly labeled for straightforward placement. Panel heights ranged between 7 and 9 feet, with a uniform thickness of 3.75 inches.

LIFE Senior Services

The installation of Solatube TDDs in the new recreation facility successfully met the project’s goals for daylighting, comfort and functionality. The space which houses indoor pickleball and basketball is now naturally illuminated with bright, evenly distributed daylight that enhances visibility and supports safe movement for senior users.

Faster, Smarter, Custom-Built: A New Era of Student Housing

Modular Genius delivered a 25,000+ square foot modular student housing complex made up of 22 buildings to Catholic University: 19 cottage-style units and two larger traditional hall-style dormitory buildings, totaling 124 student beds.

Building Hope: ROC Modular’s Role in the Steveston Highway Affordable Supportive Housing Project

At ROC Modular, we knew this was the kind of project where modular construction could make a real difference. By fabricating the building in modules offsite and assembling them on location, we could cut down construction time significantly while maintaining the high standards required by BC Housing and CMHC Universal
Design Guidelines.

How Caster Concepts Redefined Durability in Modular Construction

Frequent failures, high maintenance, and operational slowdowns became a challenge that Autovol wanted to solve as quickly as possible. The solution to the problem was Caster Concepts’ ten 81 Series Kingpinless Heavy-Duty Casters, each rated to handle over 10,000 lbs.

Midland Apartments

The Midland Apartments in Buena Vista, Colorado, are a standout example of how innovative thinking and collaboration can solve housing challenges. A key to the project’s success was its use of offsite modular
construction.

FlexDecks Provides Modular Egress Access to Omaha Custom Manufacturing

FlexDecks provided a modular system, RightWay Pro, which allowed for configuration and quoting within hours. Simple step by step instructions helped
the facilities team assemble the system within a single day, while FlexDecks provided install supervision for peace of mind.

Safe Modular Construction with Aerofilm Air Caster Transport

In collaboration with Aerofilm Systems, Heijmans developed innovative skids using air caster technology for moving modules easily and safely. These pallets are equipped with an auto-flow system, making operation extremely simple.

Building the Future: Triumph Modular’s Construction Services Team and Their Summer 2024 Masterpiece

In the summer of 2024, Triumph Modular’s Construction Services team undertook one of its most ambitious projects: $306 million modular construction initiative for the Manchester Public School system in New Hampshire.

Wilmot Modular Structures, Inc. Corporate Campus

Wilmot required a modern, efficient headquarters to showcase their modular construction expertise while fostering team collaboration and innovation. The facility was designed to streamline operations, reflect the company’s commitment to sustainability, and support long-term growth under multigenerational leadership.

Castlegar Student Housing, Selkirk College

Modular construction was chosen as the ideal solution to provide high-quality, fast-track affordable housing for students, delivering a 3-storey, 30-module, 114-student bed building with a mass-timber main common
area for student amenities.

Manchester Public Schools Temporary Classroom Space

The buildings can accommodate up to 1,000 students during construction of permanent buildings, allowing education to proceed without interruption. The modern and fully equipped modular learning spaces ensure a smooth transition for both students and staff.

Oldivai on 31st – Modular Housing, Rinse and Repeat

With a “kit-of-parts” approach, Oldivai on 31st demonstrated how a predesigned layout could deliver consistent programming and rapid deployment.

Hawthorn Extended Stay by Wyndham—Jackson, WY

The plan was to build the project in two phases. This would enable the property to open sooner and start
accommodating guests while completing the second phase. The digital twin was designed to provide a complete factory-ready model for both phases upfront. That gave the factory everything it needed to bring each phase into production quickly. It also enabled everyone a way to plan both
phases ahead of time, and begin prepping the site in advance.

102-108 Westford Street

102-108 Westford was an opportunity for New England-based GreenStaxx to show how project costs could be trimmed by using a standardized, modular-ready Triple Decker design.

Geberit In-Wall Systems Makes a New Breed Luxury Room Concept a Reality for International Hotel Brand

Geberit in-wall flush toilet systems for wall-hung toilets are the classics for modern bathroom design. citizenM has specified the Geberit systems into their bathroom walls worldwide as a basis of their bathroom design. This installation is part of the over one million times building owners have installed Geberit systems in their buildings around the globe for over the past 50 years.

Panel Built Provides Custom Modular Enclosure for Major Beverage Manufacturer

The challenge was twofold. Firstly, Panel Built needed to create a spacious enclosure that could accommodate a large facility crane. This enclosure required a design that provided ample storage space and integrated seamlessly with the existing infrastructure. Secondly, the structure needed to incorporate office space that offered personnel an unimpeded, 360-degree view of the factory floor.

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Past Articles & Interviews

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Looking Back at World of Modular 2020

Featuring 50+ speakers and over 130 exhibits, World of Modular 2020 was a fantastic success.

Modern urban apartment block highlighted in Advantage magazine for smart housing developments.

Urban Areas Paving the Way for Modular Construction to Address Housing Needs

Without enough skilled labor, homes are more expensive to build and they can’t get built quickly enough — ultimately pushing up rental costs. There is good news, though. Two cities — Chicago and Salt Lake City — are removing obstacles so modular construction can do more to help address their housing shortages.

Thinking About the Small One-Off Modular Process

Small one-off projects take advantage of many of the same benefits as a large scale project but with the added benefit of customization for each client or situation, similar to traditional stick frame construction.

Modular Bathroom Case Study: Holiday Inn, Dublin Airport

Roman was contracted to supply showers, anti-slip solid surface shower trays, and integrated vanity units for the prestigious IHG Dublin Airport Holiday Inn.

Why Modular? Lessons Learned Through Modular Design

Gary Badge, managing partner at FK Architecture, explains how his firm added modular design to their portfolio and describes lessons learned.

Mayfair: A Modular Case Study

The Mayfair development in El Cerrito, CA brings 223 new affordable modular housing units to a long-neglected neighborhood.

Maximizing Modular Fabrication

When working toward a successful modular project, it is ideal to have experienced architecture, engineering, and contractor team members.

Rise Modular: On the Rise In the Upper Midwest

Rise Modular bought a 140,000+
square foot facility in October
2019 and invested millions of
dollars to retrofit the building and
install state-of-the-art, customized,
manufacturing equipment. The
factory opened in April 2020, and
the company already has a number
of firsts to its name — including the completion of Minneapolis’
first modular multi-family or
commercial building.

Lightweight & Beautiful 3D Printing

“In our facility, we have 12 foot robots printing a range of different types and scales of projects,” says John McCabe of Branch Technology. “One might be working on part of a parking deck, and another might be working on a bank, while another is printing something for
the Department of Defense.”

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