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MODULAR BUILDING INSTITUTE’S QUARTERLY PUBLICATION PUBLICATION INSTITUTE’S QUARTERLY MODULAR BUILDING TM MODULAR.ORG FOR THE COMMERCIAL MODULAR CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY ▪ MAY 2016 MAY | 2Q MEMBER DIRECTORY / Ralston Middle School Belmont, California, USA BUYER’S GUIDE Meehleis Modular Building, Inc. PLUS ▪ INDUSTRY NEWS ▪ MBI MEMBER CASE STUDIES: EDUCATION MARKET ▪ AWARDS OF DISTINCTION WINNERS MODULAR.ORG/MODULARADVANTAGE.ASPX Inside Front Go to Table of Contents » TOC TABLE OF CONTENTS ■ INDUSTRY NEWS European School Frankfurt ............................................................................... 05 Modular Advantage™ is the MBI & Company Updates ................................................................................... 08 quarterly publication of the Modular Building Institute. Actavo’s First BIM Project Delivered to Primary School in the Capital ............ 08 NO ONE DOES Bard Manufacturing has been the leading HVAC supplier for the modular manufacturing Industry Growth Begins with Early Education Involvement ........................... 10 MBI Executive Director industry for the past 50 years. There are many reasons why manufacturers prefer Bard. Volumetric Modular Construction ....................................................................... 11 Tom Hardiman COMFORT Our wall-mount units are made for modular with the durability, flexibility and reliability MBI’s World of Modular Showcases Industry Talents .................................... 12 the industry demands. Bard also has easy installation and serviceability that traditional MBI Board of Directors BETTER CHPS PreFAB Update ........................................................................................... 15 Kate Baumann HVAC or mini-split systems simply can’t match. What’s more, Bard units are available Marc Boily THAN BARD. with a variety of comfort enhancement options that work together to control fresh air, Government Affairs .............................................................................................. 16 Paul Bonaccorsi humidity and sound, providing the ideal Indoor Air Comfort. ICC-ES Approves Shipping Container Approval Process ................................ 16 Timothy Boswell Shot Down in the Buckeye State ........................................................................... 16 Roland Brown Visit us online to see our full line of wall-mount HVAC units with available comfort A Storm Brewing in Texas? .................................................................................. 17 Devin Duvak enhancement options. And discover why Bard is Made for Modular. John Erb Webinars for Regional Industry Forecasts ..................................................... 17 Ray Girouard Upcoming Events & Reminders ......................................................................... 18 Brad Gudeman M ADEF OR M ODULAR.COM 419.636.1194 Bill Haliburton Your tool to make HVAC selection simple! ■ MBI MEMBER CASE STUDIES John Morrison Christoph Neufeld Education Market ................................................................................................... 21 Christopher Peterson Ralston Middle School .................................................................................................. 22 Michael Rhodes Drew Welborn Antonio Maria Lugo Academy .................................................................................. 24 Kelly Williams Basis Independent School .......................................................................................... 26 DuBois Integrity Academy Charter School ............................................................... 28 Subscriptions & Sponsorships Modular Advantage ■ 2016 AWARDS OF DISTINCTION WINNERS ...................................... 30 c/o Modular Building Institute 944 Glenwood Station Ln., Ste. 204 Charlottesville, VA 22901 USA ■ MEMBER DIRECTORY/BUYER’S GUIDE ................................................. 42 Phone: 888-811-3288 Dealers, Manufacturers & Contractors by Locations Conducting Business ...... 43 Fax: 434-296-3361 Dealers, Manufacturers & Contractors by Building Category ....................... 69 Email: [email protected] Dealers, Manufacturers & Contractors by Company ....................................... 75 Copyright © 2016 Products & Services by Category ..................................................................... 104 Products & Services by Company .................................................................... 110 Postmaster Send address changes to: Owners/Developers by Company .................................................................... 129 Modular Advantage Contact Name Index ............................................................................................. 130 c/o Modular Building Institute 944 Glenwood Station Ln., Ste. 204 Charlottesville, VA 22901 USA ■ ADVERTISER INDEX & MBI STAFF .......................................................... 165 TM Modular Advantage Sponsors: MODULAR.ORG Visit us at facebook.com/ ModularConstruction Follow us on Twitter at @rethinkmodular MODULAR.ORG/MODULARADVANTAGE.ASPX Climate Control Solutions BRD11048_Modular_MBI_8.5x11_Ad_v1.indd 1 4/9/15 1:14 PM Go to Table of Contents » 5Go to Table of Contents » MODULAR ADVANTAGE INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 2016 | 2Q EUROPEAN SCHOOL a gym, and 17 classrooms for 500 students in pre- school, kindergarten, and first grade. Because the FRANKFURT school offers children daily lessons in their mother Contributed by Architectural Record tongue, which can be any one of the 24 official EU Written by Mary Pepchinski languages, each classroom needed a generous 870 MBI and Clemson University collaborated square feet, to allow several instructors to teach small groups simultaneously. on a book for modular building professionals: + shipping When city officials approached architects NKBAK in late 2013 to design a temporary building for the Due to a tight schedule, with only 15 months for de- campus of the European School Frankfurt (ESF), they sign and construction, the architects elected to create were more concerned with speed than “an interesting Introduction to Commercial a modular building using wood. Keeping the class- architectural solution,” says firm principal Andreas room dimensions in mind, they laid out the three-story Krawczyk. A large contingent of European Central Modular Construction structure on a 9-foot 10-inch grid. Then they de- Bank employees and their families were poised to signed three types of modules, each measuring 9 move to the German city in the next year, threaten- The Modular Building Institute (MBI) along with Clemson feet 10 inches by 29 feet 6 inches: a standard shoe- ing to overcrowd the already at-capacity ESF, which University developed Introduction to Commercial Modular box-like unit, with two long plywood walls; a second offers pre-K-through-12 instruction for the children Construction over two years with the goal of introducing the type with one long wall and one glue-laminated of staff at European Union institutions. In such situa- reader to an innovative and exciting construction method. beam; and a third, with only beams. Single modules tions, Frankfurt often builds schools out of shipping This book discusses the modular building process compared function as individual rooms or are combined to cre- containers, but Krawczyk and his partner, Nicole to traditional site-built construction and is designed to ate larger spaces. For example, a classroom consists Kerstin Berganski, hoped to provide a more innova- help the reader understand terminology and concepts of of a beam-only module flanked by two more mod- modular building including client needs, design, fabrication, tive alternative, convincing the client to consider other ules, each with one wall and one beam. ISBN: 978-0-692-36874-9 transportation, and installation. modular systems. Edition: 1 The architects clustered modules along an L-shaped Publish Date: February 2015 Located on the city’s northwestern periphery, the corridor, which is enclosed by extensive glazing when Publisher: Modular Building Institute ORDER YOUR COPY THROUGH MODULAR.ORG TODAY! ESF required the new building to house a cafeteria, Contents CHAPTER 1 PRINCIPLES CHAPTER 4 PRE-CONSTRUCTION PHASE Objectives Objectives Types of Construction Bid Process Project Delivery Methods Construction Documents The Modular Building Process Insurance & Bonding Pros & Cons of Modular Construction Estimating Review Questions Review Questions CHAPTER 2 PARTICIPANTS CHAPTER 5 CONSTRUCTION PHASE Objectives Objectives Key Players Post-Award Project Administration Qualifying Clients Scheduling Professional Sales Supply Chain Management Review Questions Quality Control & Assurance Review Questions CHAPTER 3 DESIGN PHASE Objectives Site Evaluation CHAPTER 6 SAFETY Design Considerations Objectives Scope of Work Safety Programs & Standards Corrugated, perforated, and matte aluminum cladding make up much of the school’s exterior. But generous tripleglazed windows allow views to the Specifications Personal & Fall Protection surroundings and make the wood construction visible, even from the outside, so children can see and understand the building’s structure. Building Codes Tools, Machinery, & Heavy Equipment Green Building Review Questions Article continues on next page. Review Questions MODULAR.ORG/MODULARADVANTAGE.ASPX MODULAR ADVANTAGE | MAY 2016 | 2Q - 5 Go to Table of Contents » Go to Table of Contents » INDUSTRY NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS single-loaded and widens when double-loaded to The school