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The Complete Portables Solution

Article Spotlight: Cutting-Edge Portables Design

Tours Offer Architects Interactive Lessons worth AIA Credit

ANSI Sound Discussions Held

On Par for Excellence: Convention Recap

NBC's Three Wishes Features New Modular Library

This is Modular? Best In Show Winners Announced

The Complete Portables Solution: Making the Most of Your Investment with Proper Operation and Maintenance

 As a quick build-to-site deliverable, portables make a great deal of sense as an immediate space solution. In the face of population spikes, overcrowding, or funding drives (toward permanent construction), portables become a short-term, but quick space fix. And the popularity of portable classrooms is not just about the speed. Other cited benefits include:

> Relocation ability from school to school
> Flexibility of financing options (purchase, lease, lease-to-own)
> Increased cost of typical site built facilities
> Minimal site disruptions (reduces safety concerns and minimizes distractions)

Most importantly, portables are built to local codes, just like their stick-built counterparts.
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Article Spotlight. Cutting-Edge Portables Design

California is leading the curve on integration of high design and modular efficiency for classroom use. Read this excellent article, originally published in the February issue of Edutopia, magazine of the George Lucas Educational Foundation.
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Tours Offer Architects Interactive Lessons worth AIA Credit. The Downing Corporation Shows Architects How a Modular Airport Terminal Takes Shape

It may be the first of many, since it went so well. It was an architect's tour at The Downing Corporation in Ontario, New York. These tours are offered by Modular Building Institute (MBI) members to architects in an effort to provide an alternative to classroom learning about modular construction. What better way to learn about a method than seeing it in action?
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ANSI Sound Discussions Held. Classroom Acoustics Panel Talks about Portable Classroom Challenges

During the Modular Building Institute's 24th Annual Convention, a panel of experts debated the merits of the ANSI S12.60 Classroom Acoustic Standard, along with the challenges in applying the standard to the portable classroom industry. This was an historic panel discussion resulting in positive discussions toward ongoing acoustic issues.
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On Par for Excellence 2006: MBI Convention Reaches New Heights of Success
For over 20 years, MBI has produced for the commercial modular construction industry the very biggest and best event possible: its annual convention and tradeshow. The event hosts more than 400 attendees and exhibitors at some of the world's most prestigious resorts while providing access to celebrity speakers, top-notch educational sessions, new products showcase, the latest trends in modular construction, and a variety of networking opportunities. The 2006 convention concluded just two weeks ago in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
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NBC's Three Wishes Features New Library Donated by GE's Modular Space

NBC's Three Wishes, a reality show in which music star Amy Grant makes the wishes of three deserving people come true, recently featured a segment in which Modular Space donates a building to a small Ohio town to use as its library.
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This is Modular? Best In Show Winners Announced

Every year, the Modular Building Institute sponsors the industry's premiere awards program, the MBI Awards of Distinction, recognizing the best in commercial modular building design and construction. The 2006 contest received 112 unique entries with temporary and permanent buildings as diverse as a 55 sq.ft. ticket-sales kiosk to a 400,000 sq.ft. public school complex. Corporate marketing piece entries included websites, multimedia presentations, and literature.
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Edutopia article linked to upon permission of managing editor. Outside the Box, Copyright February 2006 (c) The George Lucas Educational Foundation www.glef.org. Click here for more information on the George Lucas Educational Foundation.