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Modular Advantage | 7.06
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James Lee Witt, Former FEMA Director, Addresses MBI Members in Washington, D.C.

Military Goes Modular

Article Highlight: Area students headed back to school thanks to FEMA, Corps of Engineers

MILCON Transformation Meets Modular Construction

School Construction News Features MBI Awards of Distinction Winners in Educational Category

MBI Goes Green: Michelle Kaufmann to be Keynote Speaker at the 2006 MBI Green Building Conference in Portland, OR

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James Lee Witt, Former FEMA Director, Addresses MBI Members in Washington, D.C. Witt champions the importance of pre-event contracts for the modular construction industry

June 22, 2006, Washington, D.C. - It was standing room only as MBI members waited for James Lee Witt to take the stage. The 2006 Government and Military Construction conference in Washington, D.C. was about to begin. MBI members were starting a day-long curriculum of intensive training concerning business procurements with the federal government. Witt, former FEMA director under the Clinton administration, was set to make a keynote address about the importance of modular construction in rebuilding post disasters, like Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Witt shared many insights with members, most importantly the fact that they could participate in disaster mitigation before a disaster strikes.
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Military Goes Modular
Written by Sara Bram, Nadler Modular Structures

America's war on terrorism has drastically changed the face of the U.S. Military's defense training process. This shift in operations has caused the military to seek out accelerated construction solutions for rapidly ramping up defense procedures. They have started installing modular units that provide additional instructional space, specialized facilities, and permanent barracks to help meet this need.
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Article Highlight: Area students headed back to school thanks to FEMA, Corps of Engineers

Read how the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) responds to rebuilding in the Gulf coast in this article written by Alice Welch for USACE's Newsroom.

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MILCON Transformation Meets Modular Construction

During MBI's Government and Military Construction Conference in June, Brigadier General Merdith W. B. (Bo) Temple offered his insight to MBI members on one of the most promising initiatives affecting modular construction: MILCON Transformation.
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School Construction News Features MBI Awards of Distinction Winners in Educational Category

School Construction News is reviewing the 2006 MBI Awards of Distinction winners for the educational category in their online magazine. You can view the special section here.

About MBI Awards of Distinction:
Every year the Modular Building Institute (MBI) sponsors its prestigious Awards of Distinction contest, presented at the MBI annual trade-show. As the only industry contest of its kind, MBI's Awards of Distinction reviews commercial modular building entries submitted by MBI member companies. Entries are judged in the areas of architectural excellence, technical innovation, efficiency and length of project. This year's contest garnered 112 unique entries with modular buildings as diverse as a convenience mart to an upscale condominium sales office.
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MBI Goes Green: Michelle Kaufmann to be Keynote Speaker at the 2006 MBI Green Building Conference in Portland, OR

MBI's calendar of events just got a whole lot greener. Our latest industry offering? A 2006 Green Building Conference dedicated to commercial modular construction. The September 14th & 15th meeting will be held at the Embassy Suites Downtown in Portland, OR. High-profile speakers include keynoter and architect Michelle Kaufmann. Kaufmann designed earth-friendly Glidehouse, a green modular home with commercial applications that repeatedly make headlines coast-to-coast. First Lady Laura Bush, for example, just toured a Glidehouse replica on display at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC. Kaufmann was a student of Michael Graves at Princeton and worked for Frank Gehry in Los Angeles before opening her own office. What does this impressive designer think of modular construction? Check out "Why Modular?" on her website to find out.

Space is limited! Register today at modular.org.

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>> Robert W. Baird & Co. to Gather and Analyze Investor Data

>> Modular Building Industry Sweeps Portable Classroom Design Challenge

>> Jeff Deutschendorf Assumes Presidency of Modular Building Institute

>> Construction leaders recognize peers for best commercial modular buildings

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Military Goes Modular is written by Sara Bram of Nadler Modular Structures and is copyright Nadler Modular Structures. This piece cannot be reprinted in any form without express permission of Nadler Modular Structures.

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