For over 30 years the commercial modular industry and the Modular Building Institute have promoted the benefits of modular construction when compared to site construction. Modular buildings are faster, less expensive, greener, relocatable, and available through alternate forms of financing. Despite these benefits, modular construction cannot meet every building need; however, there is an option that can expand the flexibility of modular construction projects. Meet hybrid construction. (more…)
According to state law, public entities including schools, hospitals, and municipalities must go out for bid in order to purchase real and personal property whose values exceed $25,000. The bidding process is not only expensive to implement, it takes a considerable amount of time. The answer for many public entities is purchasing cooperatives. (more…)
The 2011 OSSBA/CCOSA Conference and Exposition (Oklahoma State School Boards Association and the Cooperative Council for Oklahoma School Administration) will be held at the Cox Business Services Convention Center in Oklahoma City on Friday August 26th and Saturday August 27th. (more…)
Last week, MBI Executive Director Tom Hardiman posted this innocent question on the International Modular Construction Group’s LinkedIn discussion page and started a spirited discussion on the topic. The commercial modular building industry has been forever tied to single family mobile homes, creating a perception with the general public that the quality of construction is inferior when compared to conventional construction methods. While this could not be further from the truth, it is still widely viewed as the case. (more…)
Ramtech has now completed work on a new 4,320 square foot modular building located at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The new prefabricated building will provide for office and engineering space to support the final system integration and flight test activities for the Multinational MEADS Air Defense Program. (more…)