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INDUSTRY HEADLINES | DECEMBER 2009
Prototype Duplex Design-Flow House-for Brad Pitt's Make It Right Foundation
Architecture for Humanity Announces Re-locatable Classroom Design Winner
Modular Building Institute Hosts 2010 World of Modular-Industry's Largest Event
Modular Building Designs Take Top Prize in Lifecycle Building Challenge Awards
With High-Rise Debut, Modular Construction is Poised for Take-Off
Modular, Cutting Edge, Environmentally-Friendly High School
Social Media Sites for Modular Construction Provide Valuable Networking Opportunities
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Prototype Duplex Design-Flow House-for Brad Pitt's Make It Right Foundation The modular home has been a subject of great interest since the beginning of the last century and has historically been an area of both innovation and failure. As mass production of homes grew out of the boom years following the Second World War, architects and builders sought efficiencies and new methods for designing, constructing, and delivering homes to meet growing market demands and shifts in population away from urban centers. The call for the industrialization and prefabrication of architecture became conflated with modular strategies that increased the design flexibility and systemization of assemblies while allowing for individual customization. More
Architecture for Humanity Announces Re-locatable Classroom Design Winner The Modular Building Institute (MBI) recently sponsored the 2009 Open Architecture Challenge design competition hosted by Architecture for Humanity, the non-profit group established to "build a more sustainable future through the power of professional design." The competition was divided into three categories: urban classroom upgrade, rural classroom addition, and the re-locatable classroom design. More
Modular Building Institute Hosts 2010 World of Modular-Industry's Largest Event The Modular Building Institute will be hosting its annual World of Modular event March 6-8, 2010 in Orlando, FL at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort, Spa, & Golf Club. The World of Modular convention and trade show is the commercial modular construction industry's largest event. The event provides access to high-profile speakers, top-notch educational sessions, new products, the latest trends in commercial modular construction, networking opportunities, entertainment, and prizes. More
Modular Building Designs Take Top Prize in Lifecycle Building Challenge Awards As seen on GreenerBuildings.com The U.S. EPA handed out its 2009 Lifecycle Building Challenge awards last week to six buildings or projects assigned to reduce the environmental and energy impacts of buildings, including student-designed buildings, best overall building product, best professionally designed project, and the best job-creating project. More
With High-Rise Debut, Modular Construction is Poised for Take-Off As seen in National Real Estate Investor Magazine In the words of an old ad slogan, when it comes to modular construction — You’ve come a long way, baby. Evidence of that is a 24-story, $34 million high-rise just completed in Wolverhampton, England. The high-rise is the tallest of a group of student housing buildings completed in time for the school year that got under way just weeks ago. (Quotes Tom Hardiman, Executive Director of the Modular Building Institute). More
Modular, Cutting Edge, Environmentally-Friendly High School High Tech High and the city of Chula Vista, California created a cutting edge, environmentally-friendly school combining modular construction with certain conventionally-built site elements. The modular units were provided and installed by Williams Scotsman. View the video which shows the new green school and also features details of the modular assembly process (after visiting the link, click the second thumbnail on the top left hand corner of the page). More
Social Media Sites for Modular Construction Provide Valuable Networking Opportunities The Modular Building Institute (MBI) now offers modular construction forums for online networking and discussions, providing a common online space for industry people to connect and collaborate with one another. MBI has forums on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Modular.org. More
The Modular Building Institute (MBI) is the international trade association that represents the modular construction industry. For more information, visit www.modular.org
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