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Greystar Opens Manufacturing Facility in Western Pennsylvania to Produce Modular Apartments

April 19, 2023

Greystar Opens Manufacturing Facility in Western Pennsylvania to Produce Modular Apartments Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC (Greystar), a global leader in the investment, development, and management of high-quality rental housing properties, today announced the opening of its flagship manufacturing facility for its modular construction business, Modern Living Solutions (“MLS”), which focuses on attainable and sustainable…

MBI Renews Memorandum of Understanding with International Code Council

April 7, 2023

MBI Renews Memorandum of Understanding with International Code Council At its recent World of Modular conference and tradeshow, held March 29-April 1, 2023, the Modular Building Institute (MBI) renewed its Memorandum of Understanding with the International Code Council (ICC). The two parties signed their original agreement to develop new standards and guidelines for the offsite…

Project Estimator Brian Wier Joins Ramtech Building Systems

April 7, 2023

Project Estimator Brian Wier Joins Ramtech Building Systems Design-Build commercial modular construction firm Ramtech Building Systems of Mansfield, TX has announced that the company has added to its development team by welcoming industry veteran Brian Wier to serve in the company’s estimating department. Mr. Wier brings to Ramtech a broad background in project estimating, and…

The Modular Building Institute Celebrates 40 Years at Record-Breaking 2023 World of Modular Conference and Tradeshow

April 5, 2023

The Modular Building Institute Celebrates 40 Years at Record-Breaking 2023 World of Modular Conference and Tradeshow Over 1,500 attendees gathered for the modular construction industry’s biggest event of the year-the Modular Building Institute’s (MBI’s) 2023 World of Modular conference and tradeshow. Featuring speakers and presenters from across the globe, World of Modular also served as…

USLG Announces Futuro Houses Joins Modular Building Institute

April 5, 2023

USLG Announces Futuro Houses Joins Modular Building Institute US Lighting Group, Inc. (OTC PINK:USLG) (“USLG” or the “Company”), an innovative composite technology provider, today announced that its Futuro Houses division is now a member of the prestigious Modular Building Institute (“MBI”). MBI, founded in 1983, is the international non-profit trade association serving modular construction and…

Panel Built New Ballistic Windows and Doors Product Launch

April 4, 2023

Panel Built Launches New Ballistic Windows and Doors Panel Built Inc. has a long history of manufacturing ballistic buildings for people and asset protection. The ballistic security buildings can meet all UL-752 (up to Level 10, a .50 Caliber round), NIJ (up to IV .30-06), and STANAG bullet-resistant protection. Additionally, these buildings can be exterior, such as…

Project Partners Announce Key Milestone for One of the Largest Wood-Frame Volumetric Modular Projects in the United States

February 15, 2023

Project Partners Announce Key Milestone for One of the Largest Wood-Framed Volumetric Modular Projects in the United States The Eddi Apartments’ mod-set was successfully completed during the height of winter RISE Modular and module installer ProSet have successfully completed the setting of 205 modules for The Eddi Apartments (formerly referred to as Pentagon Village Apartments),…

McGrath Acquires Vesta Modular and Concurrently Divests Adler Tank Rentals

February 2, 2023

McGrath Acquires Vesta Modular and Concurrently Divests Adler Tank Rentals McGrath RentCorp, a leading business-to-business rental company in North America, today announced that it has signed and closed a definitive agreement under which it acquired Vesta Modular a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, for a cash purchase price of $400 million, subject to certain adjustments,…

DIRTT Announces Leadership Changes

January 30, 2023

DIRTT Announces Leadership Changes DIRTT, a global leader in industrialized construction, today announced the departure of Jeff Dopheide as the Company’s Chief Revenue Officer. Benjamin Urban, CEO, commented, “On behalf of the Board of Directors and everyone at DIRTT, I’d like to thank Mr. Dopheide for his contributions to the company and wish him all…