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Best Modular Construction Projects of 2017

Modular construction presents a number of unique benefits over traditional, stick-built construction, and 2017 showed a number of examples of this fact. From time savings to structure durability, project leaders are finding modular construction as a solution more and more. In 2017, the United States...

Jan 312018

Prefabricated Stairs: Cost vs Benefits Comparison

When looking for stair solutions for a commercial or industrial environment, there are typically two options to look at: prefabricated or stick-built. In both cases, the stair system built should be able to satisfy proper building code and can be built/installed using stamped drawings from...

Jan 232018

The Safety of Modular Construction

Out of all major sectors in the United States, the construction industry has consistently been ranked at the top for fatal injuries. In 2016 alone, OSHA recorded 4,683 workplace fatalities with 991 of them coming from construction or roughly 21% of the total. Of these...

Jan 162018

Fire Resistant Wall Panels: Fast & Affordable Protection

In all facilities, having protection against fire damage is a high priority. Nearly all materials, equipment, or machinery has some threat to damage or be completely destroyed in case of a fire. However, certain facilities place a greater emphasis on fire resistance than others. Hazardous...

Jan 092018

Why Choose Modular Construction?

Modular construction is a special type of construction that consists of building/manufacturing a structure offsite and then moving it to the job site after the structure is nearly completed. Compared to stick-built construction, modular structures are built in a factory-like environment using standardized and integrated...

Jan 082018

7 Ways to Upgrade Your Warehouse for 2018

Looking towards the upcoming year, the United States looks to have another economic increase over 2017 with some estimations putting GDP growth to around 4%.  And with consumer confidence nearing an all-time high for the millennium, US businesses need to be able to meet this...

Jan 022018