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 [...]

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 [...]

Lego’s on Steroids

Check out this great article that identifies how modular units were used to help schools! Royal Concrete uses “Legos on Steroids” to build modular classrooms Source: www.SunSentinel.com By: Nadia Sorocka rsorocka@tribune.com Royal Palm Beach-based Royal Concrete Concepts is using innovative construction technology to help the School District of Palm Beach County and Palm Beach State College expand [...]

Insure that baby!!

Modular Homes = a new construction that is cost efficient, eco friendly and can be built in a matter of days. Many people forget about all aspects of building, including insurance. When you construct a modular, how do you insure it? Below is a useful article that identifies steps you can take to properly insure [...]

Aloha, My Happy West Coast Friends

Although Prevost Construction works primarily on the East Coast, below is an article on Modular Buildings in the West Coast! It explains the GO GREEN benefits of modular buildings. Happy reading on this sun filled Friday afternoon: Deconstruct construction ZETA Communities helps rebuild the building industry By Seth Sandronsky More stories by this author… This [...]

Portable Classrooms

Recently, modular buildings are becoming very popular on school grounds across the nation. Many schools have invested in using portable classrooms instead of building additions onto schools. There are so many benefits using portable classrooms rather than building additions. One of the main reasons is the speed and ease with which modular buildings are set [...]

Learn something new… Today learn about Modular Homes

What Is A Modular Home? A modular home is highly engineered. It is constructed in sections and put together by a builder on your building site.Modular homes are designed, engineered and built in a factory controlled environment. How Are Modular Homes Built? The building process begins at the design phase. Most modular producers use state [...]

July House of the Month!

Wednesday Jokes

A few jokes/riddles to get you through the rest of the week (or the rest of the day at this rate!) Riddle: I drink the blood of the earth and the trees fear my roar yet a man may hold me in his hands – Chainsaw Q: How was it that the nosy roofer ended [...]

Water, Water, Everywhere

Peter Yost created a blog on water efficiency which you can find here. I came across this article and knew I had to post. Recently, this blog has been focusing a lot of going green through saving energy. Now, we should move on focus on ways of going green through our water habits. Below is [...]