Defending Modular Buildings

On August, 29, 2011 The Gazette published a response article in defense of modular buildings. In Defence of Modular Buildings ” Re: “Failing grade for trailers” (Gazette, Aug. 6).     The Gazette’s story on emergency classrooms in Haiti called into question the quality and durability of those modular classrooms. The reporters cited issues such [...]

UCLA Researches Modulars

Below is an article by Nicole Hemsoth from HPCwire.  A full version of this article can be found here Purdue University made waves last year with its selection of HP’s POD containerized datacenter, which was hauled in to help them cope with a power inefficiencies stemming from an existing brick and mortar datacenter on campus. The [...]

MBI: Modular Building Institute

Prevost Construction is proud to participate with Modular Building Institute. A brief history can be found on their website: www.modular.org. Founded in 1983, the Modular Building Institute (MBI) is the international non-profit trade association serving non-residential modular construction.  Members are manufacturers, contractors, and dealers in two distinct segments of the industry – permanent modular construction (PMC) and relocatable buildings (RB). Associate members are [...]

Modular Homes in the UK

“The modular panels are built in the German factory to very exacting standards, using wood from sustainable sources. This project is at the cutting edge of modern methods of construction and it’s been a great experience to learn more about the approach and see it in action on site.”  Modular Construction is becoming more popular as [...]